1 BUSINESS LAW LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC505837 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-14
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (82/100)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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-01➕BUTT, Noemaan Farooq appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖BUTT, Rizwana resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 BUSINESS LAW LIMITED
- 2015-05-14➕BUTT, Rizwana appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Noemaan Farooq Butt Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Rizwana Buttceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A BULLOCH & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC532263 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A&B VISA CONSULTANTS LTD→ SC777264 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| A2B ACCESS AND INSPECTION LTD→ SC597070 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| AB ENGINEERING SUPPORT LTD→ SC668272 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABACUS GLASGOW LIMITED→ SC430391 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABB ALBA & CO LIMITED→ SC823152 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABC CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LTD.→ SC636016 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABERCORN SINCLAIR LTD→ SC620633 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Registered office
Suite 2/3 - 48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BUTT, Noemaan Farooq→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTT, Rizwana→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-14 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28