1AC PROJECTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12082829 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-03
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£23.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
18 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,889

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
Net Worth
£24k
Current Assets
£123k
Current Liabilities
£0£25k£49k£74k£99k£123kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£34.9k
Current assets£123.2k
Cash£23.7k
Debtors£85.6k
Net assets£23.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-02-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-09-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 1AC PROJECTS LTD
  13. 2019-07-03
    CURRIE, Aaron Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2019-07-03
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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 7 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aaron Edward Currie
Individual · New Zealander · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

2nd Floor 72 High St
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 2LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CURRIE, Aaron Edward
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-07-03
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05