1HT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12232983 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-30
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73200Market research and public opinion polling
  • 82302Activities of conference organisers
  • 94120Activities of professional membership organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-13
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2022-07-13
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2022-06-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-06-19
    SINCLAIR, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  14. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 1HT LTD
  22. 2019-09-30
    MACKINTOSH, Maxine Eve Villard appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-30
    SINCLAIR, Claire Louise 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Maxine Eve Villard Mackintosh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Claire Louise Sinclairceased 19/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

2 Oak Court
North Leigh Business Park
Oxfordshire
OX29 6SW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACKINTOSH, Maxine Eve Villard
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-09-30
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Active
SINCLAIR, Claire Louise
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2022-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-07-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-28