0121 LAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11599892 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-02
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 Oct 2021
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,107
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,270 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 403% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kOct 2020Oct 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2021-10-312020-10-31
Total assets£42.9k£21.5k
Current assets£35.0k£7.0k
Net assets£2.1k£5.4k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-04-28
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2023-04-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2023-04-10
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2018-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 0121 LAD LTD
  9. 2018-10-02
    SANDHU, Amardeep Singh appointed
    director
  10. 2018-10-02
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-10-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amardeep Singh Sandhu
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
sig. influencesignificant influence02/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

90 New Town Row
Aston
Birmingham
B6 4HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2021-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-10-15OVERDUE
Last: 2022-10-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SANDHU, Amardeep Singh
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-02
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Recent filings (12 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-04-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-04-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-10-02