1ST LETS (SOUTH) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC561581 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£295.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 8.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £295,607

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£296k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↑ 671% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£59k£118k£177k£236k£296kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£298.7k£278.8k
Current assets£107.5k£13.9k
Net assets£295.6k£202.5k

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
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
    IQBAL, Sohail appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-02-26
    IQBAL, Vaseem appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-02-26
    IQBAL, Vaseem resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-02-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2026-02-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2026-02-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-04-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-04-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2025-04-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2025-04-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2025-04-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2025-04-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-08-12
    IQBAL, Nadeem appointed
    director
  21. 2021-08-12
    ASLAM, Nighat resigned
    director
  22. 2021-08-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-03-12
    ASLAM, Nighat appointed
    director
  27. 2019-03-12
    IQBAL, Nadeem resigned
    director
  28. 2017-09-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2017-09-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2017-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2017-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST LETS (SOUTH) LTD
  32. 2017-03-27
    IQBAL, Nadeem 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nadeem Iqbal
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

2 Calder Street
Glasgow
G42 7RT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

IQBAL, Sohail
secretary · appointed 2026-02-26
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Active
IQBAL, Nadeem
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Active
IQBAL, Vaseem
secretary · appointed 2026-02-26 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned
ASLAM, Nighat
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-12 · resigned 2021-08-12
Resigned
IQBAL, Nadeem
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property21/09/201701/04/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property21/09/201701/04/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge25/05/201701/04/2025

Recent filings (35 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29