1LS RISK CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11453931 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-09
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£113k£225k£338k£451k£564kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£455.2k
Current assets£563.5k
Cash£233.0k
Debtors£330.5k
Net assets£455.2k
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-03
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2021-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2021-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-07-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 1LS RISK CONSULTANTS LTD
  16. 2018-07-09
    WRIGHT, Andrew Richard Hornagold appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-09
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    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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Richard Hornagold Wright
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control09/07/2018
Mrs Viktoriya Wright
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/09/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Vespasian Way
Dorchester
DT1 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WRIGHT, Andrew Richard Hornagold
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-07-09
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-03