1ST. CHOICE CLEANING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04178119 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 employees141400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-03-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-15
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-03-07
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    DARSLEY, Kirk appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-07
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    DARSLEY, Kirk resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST. CHOICE CLEANING LIMITED
  21. 2001-03-13
    ➕
    DARSLEY, Kirk appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-13
    ➕
    DARSLEY, Kirk appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-03-13
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-03-13
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-03-13
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-03-13
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Kirk Darsley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest13/03/2017

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
Incorporated2001-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

Suite G009 Lombard Business Park
8 Lombard Road
London
SW19 3TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DARSLEY, Kirk→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-07
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Active
DARSLEY, Kirk→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-03-13
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Active
DARSLEY, Kirk→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-13 · resigned 2011-03-07
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-13 · resigned 2001-03-13
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-13 · resigned 2001-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31