FIRST QUANTUM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04504137 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-06
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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
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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2025-07-08
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  3. 2024-06-20
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  4. 2023-12-06
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  5. 2023-01-12
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  6. 2022-01-12
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  7. 2021-01-04
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  8. 2019-09-04
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  9. 2018-11-15
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  10. 2017-12-14
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  11. 2016-05-25
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  12. 2015-09-25
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  13. 2015-06-10
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  14. 2014-08-11
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  15. 2014-07-17
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  16. 2012-09-26
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    KEPPE, Kathleen Susan appointed
    director
  17. 2012-09-26
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    KEPPE, George Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2002-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRST QUANTUM LIMITED
  19. 2002-08-06
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    KEPPE, Kathleen Susan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-08-06
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    KEPPE, George Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2002-08-06
    ➕
    PIKE, Pamela appointed
    nominee-director
  24. 2002-08-06
    ➖
    PIKE, Pamela resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Kathleen Susan Keppe
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

The Old Chapel
Aberyscir
Brecon
Powys
LD3 9NW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KEPPE, Kathleen Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEPPE, Kathleen Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned
KEPPE, George Edward→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2012-09-26
Resigned
PIKE, Pamela→
nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2002-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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address · AD01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
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2025-07-08
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2024-08-06
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2024-06-20
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2023-12-06
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2023-08-07
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2023-01-12
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2022-08-19
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2022-01-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
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2021-01-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07
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2019-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-12