1 ONION LTD

💤Zombieactive
03354877 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-17
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £8,546

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£8.5k£6.8k
Current assets£8.5k£6.8k
Net assets£8.5k£6.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-03-10
    ➖
    GRIFFITH, Sally Anne resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1998-07-14
    ➕
    GRIFFITH, Sally Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-07-14
    ➖
    SEATON, John Frank resigned
    secretary
  19. 1997-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 ONION LTD
  20. 1997-04-17
    ➕
    FRASER, Julian Ian appointed
    director
  21. 1997-04-17
    ➕
    SEATON, John Frank appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-17
    ➕
    THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 1997-04-17
    ➖
    THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 1997-04-17
    ➕
    OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 1997-04-17
    ➖
    OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian Ian Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Beech Close Dean Lane
Bishops Waltham
Southampton
SO32 1FX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FRASER, Julian Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFITH, Sally Anne→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-14 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
SEATON, John Frank→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-17 · resigned 1998-07-14
Resigned
THE OXFORD SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-04-17 · resigned 1997-04-17
Resigned
OXFORD FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-04-17 · resigned 1997-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14