1A BOLTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
14756161 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-24
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£7.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 1.4y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,392

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£238.6k
Current assets£19.7k
Cash£19.7k
Net assets£7.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-12-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Mercury Funding Limited
  8. 2024-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mercury Funding Limited
  9. 2023-07-24
    AHMED, Abdul Basit appointed
    director
  10. 2023-07-24
    HU, Simon Mon-Hing resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-07-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2023-07-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1A BOLTON LTD
  17. 2023-03-24
    HU, Simon Mon-Hing appointed
    director
  18. 2023-03-24
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Blackstone Investment Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Hushi Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
1A BOLTON LTD
This company · 14756161

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hushi Investments Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control24/07/2023
Blackstone Investment Group Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Mon-Hing Huceased 24/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

92 Great Moor Street
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 6DS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AHMED, Abdul Basit
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-24
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Active
HU, Simon Mon-Hing
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-24 · resigned 2023-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mercury Funding
Mercury Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2024
outstanding
Mercury Funding
Mercury Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2024
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Recent filings (15 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-24