1ST SAVIOUR FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03775928 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-24

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

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year to May 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 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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2022-02-23
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2021-05-13
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2020-02-10
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2019-01-31
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2018-02-12
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2017-01-25
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2016-06-01
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2016-06-01
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2015-11-30
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2015-05-26
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2015-03-09
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2013-05-24
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LAWSMITHS SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-08-16
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BAIRD, John Downie resigned
director
2002-08-16
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HOGGARD, David Patrick resigned
director
2002-03-06
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HOGGARD, David Patrick appointed
director
2002-02-15
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HEWITT, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2002-02-15
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HARRISON, Craig resigned
secretary
2002-02-15
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NASH, Patricia resigned
secretary
2002-02-15
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LAWSMITHS SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-02-15
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BAIRD, John Downie appointed
director
2002-02-15
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NEVILLE-O'BRIEN, James Vincent resigned
director
2002-02-13
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HARRISON, Craig appointed
secretary
1999-05-24
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Company incorporated
As 1ST SAVIOUR FINANCE LIMITED
1999-05-24
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NASH, Patricia appointed
secretary
1999-05-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-24
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NEVILLE-O'BRIEN, James Vincent appointed
director
1999-05-24
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-05-24
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 63. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Peter Hewitt Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated1999-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Nyala Pinelands Road

Chilworth

Southampton

SO16 7HH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-07

Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

HEWITT, Andrew Peter→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-02-15

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Active

HARRISON, Craig→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2002-02-15

Resigned

NASH, Patricia→

secretary · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 2002-02-15

Resigned

LAWSMITHS SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2013-05-24

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 1999-05-24

Resigned

BAIRD, John Downie→

director · ~74y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2002-08-16

Resigned

HOGGARD, David Patrick→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-03-06 · resigned 2002-08-16

Resigned

NEVILLE-O'BRIEN, James Vincent→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 2002-02-15

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-24 · resigned 1999-05-24

Resigned

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