121 FASHION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09225469 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-18
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
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2017-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2016-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-10-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-09-20
    ALAM, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-09-20
    RAHMAN, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-09-20
    RAHMAN, Mohammed Shahibur resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 121 FASHION LIMITED
  20. 2014-09-18
    ALAM, Mohammed Jahangir appointed
    director
  21. 2014-09-18
    ALAM, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-09-18
    RAHMAN, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-09-18
    RAHMAN, Mohammed Shahibur 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Jahangir Alam
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Flat 1 40 Armagh Road
London
E3 2YH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ALAM, Mohammed Jahangir
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALAM, Mohammed
secretary · appointed 2014-09-18 · resigned 2015-09-20
Resigned
RAHMAN, Mohammed
secretary · appointed 2014-09-18 · resigned 2015-09-20
Resigned
RAHMAN, Mohammed Shahibur
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-09-18 · resigned 2015-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-27