1ST CONSTRUCTION (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04182140 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-19
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
£20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,621
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,035 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£49k£74k£98k£123kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£300.1k£296.1k
Current assets£122.5k£119.9k
Net assets£20.6k£24.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-03-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Vida Homeloans
  4. 2026-03-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-09-25
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  11. 2022-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2022-09-23
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-04-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
  17. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-06-08
    ➖
    HASI SHIRMOHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-15
    ➕
    KAMALI, Hamid Reza appointed
    director
  21. 2007-05-15
    ➖
    KAMALI, Hamid Reza resigned
    director
  22. 2005-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2005-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2002-10-30
    ➕
    HAJISHIRMOHAMMADI, Ali Reza appointed
    director
  25. 2002-10-30
    ➖
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Ali Reza resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-10-30
    ➕
    HASI SHIRMOHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-10-30
    ➖
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 2001-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CONSTRUCTION (UK) LTD
  29. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Ali Reza appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    HAJISHIRMOHAMMADI, Ali Reza appointed
    director
  36. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    HAJISHIRMOHAMMADI, Ali Reza resigned
    director
  37. 2001-03-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2001-03-19
    ➖
    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 64 — 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 64. 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 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Reza Hajishirmohammadi
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest12/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

7 Chase Ridings
Enfield
Middlesex
EN2 7QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

HAJISHIRMOHAMMADI, Ali Reza→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Ali Reza→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2002-10-30
Resigned
HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned
HASI SHIRMOHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2012-06-08
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned
HAJI SHIRMONHAMMADI, Fiona Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2002-10-30
Resigned
HAJISHIRMOHAMMADI, Ali Reza→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned
KAMALI, Hamid Reza→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-15 · resigned 2007-05-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-19 · resigned 2001-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Vida Homeloans
A registered charge1 property18/03/2026—
satisfied
Landbay
Landbay Partners Limited
A registered charge1 property14/04/202018/03/2026
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/06/2005—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property13/06/2005—
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Recent filings (88 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-25
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-23