1A PSQ TRADING LTD

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SC660823 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
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
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
15 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-03-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1A PSQ TRADING LTD
  11. 2020-05-11
    LANDSBURGH, Andrew David appointed
    director
  12. 2020-05-11
    📄
    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 6 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 Andrew David Landsburgh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

Bearford House
39 Hanover Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2PJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LANDSBURGH, Andrew David
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-11
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-11