1 TO 1 DIRECT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02895811 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-08
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65202Non-life reinsurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
    BELGIAN, Philip appointed
    director
  4. 2024-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-15
    BELGIAN, David James resigned
    director
  7. 2024-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-15
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2017-09-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-09-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 1994-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 TO 1 DIRECT LIMITED
  20. 1994-02-08
    BELGIAN, Carole appointed
    secretary
  21. 1994-02-08
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1994-02-08
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1994-02-08
    BELGIAN, David James appointed
    director

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

Northern Counties Guarantee Corporation holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Northern Counties Guarantee Corporation
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
1 TO 1 DIRECT LIMITED
This company · 02895811

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Northern Counties Guarantee Corporation
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David James Belgianceased 15/11/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1994-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Nci House Lowerys Lane
Low Fell
Gateshead
Tyne And Wear
NE9 5JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BELGIAN, Carole
secretary · appointed 1994-02-08
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Active
BELGIAN, Philip
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-12-17
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1994-02-08
Resigned
BELGIAN, David James
director · ~75y · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 2024-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-25