1ST NATIONAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02930571 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-06
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-01-01
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    MOWER, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-10-17
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    KNOTT, Steven appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    ANSWERBUY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-06-11
    ➕
    MOWER, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-12
    ➖
    WEBB, Garry John resigned
    director
  22. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    WEBB, Tereza resigned
    director
  23. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    MOWER, Paul Fenton appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    WEBB, Tereza appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-06-22
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    WEBB, Tereza resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    WEBB, Garry John appointed
    director
  27. 1998-12-04
    ➕
    WEBB, Tereza appointed
    director
  28. 1998-12-04
    ➖
    BANSOLS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    WISE, Simon James Southam resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    ANSWERBUY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    GEARY, Robert David resigned
    director
  32. 1998-05-20
    ➖
    WISE, Simon James Southam resigned
    director
  33. 1998-05-20
    ➕
    BANSOLS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 1994-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST NATIONAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
  35. 1994-05-19
    ➕
    WISE, Simon James Southam appointed
    secretary
  36. 1994-05-19
    ➕
    GEARY, Robert David appointed
    director
  37. 1994-05-19
    ➕
    WISE, Simon James Southam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

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 Steven John Knott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated1994-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

14 West Wratting Road
Balsham
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB21 4DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

MOWER, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOTT, Steven→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOWER, Deborah Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOWER, Paul Fenton→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, Tereza→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2004-06-22
Resigned
WISE, Simon James Southam→
secretary · appointed 1994-05-19 · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
ANSWERBUY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
GEARY, Robert David→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-05-19 · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
WEBB, Garry John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2005-05-12
Resigned
WEBB, Tereza→
director · ~51y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned
WISE, Simon James Southam→
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-05-19 · resigned 1998-05-20
Resigned
BANSOLS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-20 · resigned 1998-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04