1ST CHOICE GARAGE DOORS & GATES LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 42.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.4k | £18.6k |
| Current assets | £6 | £8 |
| Net assets | £18.4k | £18.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
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- 2023-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
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- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2000-02-29➕MAY, Sylvia Rosalind appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-29➖WASHBROOK, Colin resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-29➖WASHBROOK, Colin resigneddirector
- 1992-09-10➖JUDD, Adrian David resigneddirector
- 1991-04-30➖MAY, Ernest William resigneddirector
- 1988-09-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1987-10-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1984-03-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1984-03-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1984-03-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1976-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST CHOICE GARAGE DOORS & GATES LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan May Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2017 |
Mr Philip Jeffery May Individual · British · DOB 02/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/09/1988 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/10/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/03/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/03/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/03/1984 | — |