1ST CALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

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04295702 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£282.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £282,257
Net assets shrinking
Down £17,021 YoY
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£184k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£282k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£283k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£325kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£282.3k£305.7k
Current assets£282.5k£325.3k
Cash£184.4k£249.4k
Debtors£98.1k£76.0k
Net assets£282.3k£299.3k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-04-16
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  3. 2024-04-18
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  4. 2023-10-04
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  5. 2023-10-04
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  6. 2023-03-02
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-03
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  12. 2019-05-30
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  13. 2018-05-04
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  14. 2017-04-03
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  15. 2016-04-11
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  16. 2015-10-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2001-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    ALLEN, Maria Elsa appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    ALLEN, Christian appointed
    director
  21. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GILBERT, Neill James appointed
    director
  22. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 2001-09-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neill James Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Christian Allen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 2 Regent Business Centre
Revenge Road
Chatham
Kent
ME5 8UD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALLEN, Maria Elsa→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-28
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Active
ALLEN, Christian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-09-28
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Active
GILBERT, Neill James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/12/200426/04/2021

Recent filings (71 total)

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2026-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-10-04
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13