1-2-LET (LETTINGS & SALES) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC425920 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-11
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£331.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £331,110

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£331k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£287k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£68k£136k£203k£271k£339kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£331.1k£218.6k
Current assets£287.0k£338.9k
Net assets£331.1k£218.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-03-24
    MCLAUGHLIN, Lesley resigned
    director
  10. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-09-17
    MCLAUGHLIN, Lesley appointed
    director
  15. 2018-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-2-LET (LETTINGS & SALES) LTD
  19. 2012-06-11
    FRIEL, Vincent Martin 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vincent Martin Friel
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2012-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

104 Bellgrove Street
Dennistoun
Glasgow
G31 1AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRIEL, Vincent Martin
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-06-11
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Active
MCLAUGHLIN, Lesley
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-09-17 · resigned 2021-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17