1ST SOLO DUCTWORK SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04005856 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-01

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.0y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	300	400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2005-11-09
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PIELOW, Ellen Christine appointed
director
2005-11-09
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TUCKER, Deborah Julia appointed
director
2004-03-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Smeaton Hanscomb & Co. Limited
2002-05-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2000-07-01
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TUCKER, Dyan Marie resigned
director
2000-06-01
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Company incorporated
As 1ST SOLO DUCTWORK SERVICES LIMITED
2000-06-01
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TUCKER, Stephen Charles appointed
secretary
2000-06-01
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REID, George Scott, Mr. appointed
director
2000-06-01
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TUCKER, Stephen Charles appointed
director
2000-06-01
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-01
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-01
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TUCKER, Dyan Marie appointed
director
2000-06-01
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-06-01
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr. Stephen Charles Tucker Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	01/06/2016
Mr. George Scott Reid Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2000-06-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Bradburys Court Bradburys Court

Lyon Road

Harrow

Greater London

HA1 2BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-07