1ST CENTRE TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14806919 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-17
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
74
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 £1,069,922

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£320k
Current Liabilities
£0£214k£428k£642k£856k£1.1mApr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Total assets£1.07M
Current assets£320.3k
Net assets£1.07M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
16
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-27
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2026-03-04
    COHEN, Neil Stuart resigned
    director
  8. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2026-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2026-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2026-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-12-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2025-12-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-12-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-12-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2025-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2025-05-01
    HASINO, Fadoa appointed
    director
  19. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CENTRE TRADING LIMITED
  21. 2023-04-17
    COHEN, Neil Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2023-04-17
    SYMES, Darren appointed
    director
  23. 2023-04-17
    SYMES, Darren resigned
    director
  24. 2023-04-17
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    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 · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2026-03-06: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fadoa Hasino
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/03/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Neil Stuart Cohenceased 04/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Darren Symesceased 17/04/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

20 Eastbourne Terrace
London
W2 6LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HASINO, Fadoa
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-05-01
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Active
COHEN, Neil Stuart
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-17 · resigned 2026-03-04
Resigned
SYMES, Darren
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-04-17 · resigned 2023-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-30