1-2 COURIERS LTD

💤Zombieactive

08212864 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-13

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£47.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £46,967

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,797 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£47k

↓ 7.5% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↑ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£47.0k	£50.8k
Current assets	£5.3k	£4.3k
Net assets	£47.0k	£50.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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ROBLE, Said Elmi appointed
director
2025-11-13
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ABDI, Ahmed Sharif resigned
director
2025-11-13
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Company incorporated
As 1-2 COURIERS LTD
2012-09-13
➕
ABDI, Ahmed Sharif 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Said Elmi Roble Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	13/11/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ahmed Sharif Abdiceased 13/11/2025· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2012-09-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

47-49 Park Royal Road

London

NW10 7LQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROBLE, Said Elmi→

director · ~39y · appointed 2025-11-13

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Active

ABDI, Ahmed Sharif→

director · ~39y · appointed 2012-09-13 · resigned 2025-11-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-13

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2025-11-13

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officers · TM01

2025-11-13

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officers · AP01

2025-11-13

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-11-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-29