1ST WORK FORCE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14538262 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
  • 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,835
Net assets shrinking
Down £719 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£289
↑ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£711£1k£2k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.8k£3.6k
Current assets£289£200
Net assets£2.8k£3.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-23
    MUHAMMAD, Haider resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST WORK FORCE LTD
  9. 2022-12-13
    ARORA, Dorgadas appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-13
    MUHAMMAD, Haider appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dorgadas Arora
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Haider Muhammadceased 02/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

4 Bell Parade
Bell Road
Hounslow
Middlesex
TW3 3NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ARORA, Dorgadas
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-13
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Active
MUHAMMAD, Haider
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-12-13 · resigned 2023-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-13