1ST COMPUCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02860093 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-21.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 27.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,920
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£37k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 375% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.9k | £29.1k |
| Current assets | £39.6k | £57.0k |
| Cash | £36.9k | £44.8k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £12.2k |
| Net assets | £-21.9k | £-4.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-03➖MOORE, Ronald William resigneddirector
- 2004-10-08➖MOORE, Jennifer Judith resignedsecretary
- 2001-11-12➕MOORE, Ronald William appointeddirector
- 2001-08-13➕MOORE, Jennifer Judith appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-13➖SEGOVIA, Yvonne resigneddirector
- 1998-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-08-24➕DUMONT, Sandra appointeddirector
- 1998-08-24➖PIZZIE, Simone Michelle resigneddirector
- 1998-08-24➕SEGOVIA, Yvonne appointeddirector
- 1993-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST COMPUCARE LIMITED
- 1993-10-07➕DUMONT, Sandra appointedsecretary
- 1993-10-07➕PIZZIE, Simone Michelle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sandra Dumont Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Create Business Hub, Ground Floor 5 Rayleigh Road
Hutton
Brentwood
Essex
CM13 1AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DUMONT, Sandra→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Jennifer Judith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-13 · resigned 2004-10-08
MOORE, Ronald William→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-11-12 · resigned 2010-06-03
PIZZIE, Simone Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1993-10-07 · resigned 1998-08-24
SEGOVIA, Yvonne→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-08-24 · resigned 2001-08-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/10/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01