1 DSQ LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15522452 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-26
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 2.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,041

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£197
Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£3.41M
Cash£197
Net assets£-6.0k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-04-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-04-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  6. 2024-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  7. 2024-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 DSQ LIMITED
  8. 2024-02-26
    BIKA, Ricky Bharat appointed
    director
  9. 2024-02-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ricky Bharat Bika
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

C/O Kp & Co Avanata House
79 College Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1BD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BIKA, Ricky Bharat
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-02-26
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge22/04/2024
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property22/04/2024
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-26