1ST EXECUTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04642279 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-20
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 22.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees20002000

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2022-01-25
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    Charge satisfied #4
  15. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-06-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
  18. 2021-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2020-06-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2020-04-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2020-04-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Siemens Financial Services Limited
  24. 2013-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2013-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2005-11-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  27. 2005-10-13
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    TUCKER, James Robert appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-10-13
    ➕
    NOBLE, Gary John appointed
    director
  29. 2005-10-13
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    TUCKER, Brian George resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-09-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Edward Mills (T/a Brewer Smith & Brewer)
  31. 2003-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: John Edward Mills (Trading as Brewer Smith & Brewer)
  32. 2003-03-01
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    TUCKER, James Robert appointed
    director
  33. 2003-03-01
    ➕
    TUCKER, Brian George appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-03-01
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-03-01
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST EXECUTIVE LIMITED
  37. 2003-01-20
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-01-20
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gary John Noble
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr James Robert Tucker
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2003-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

First Floor, Unit 1 Tannery House Tannery Lane
Send
Woking
Surrey
GU23 7EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

TUCKER, James Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOBLE, Gary John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUCKER, James Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUCKER, Brian George→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-01 · resigned 2005-10-13
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Hitachi Capital (UK)
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property29/06/2021—
satisfied
Siemens Financial Services
Siemens Financial Services Limited
A registered charge—17/04/202025/01/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property14/11/200502/06/2020
satisfied
John Edward Mills (T/a Brewer Smith & Brewer)
Rent deposit deed1 property12/09/200512/03/2013
satisfied
John Edward Mills (Trading as Brewer Smith & Brewer)
Rent deposit deed1 property18/08/200312/03/2013
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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20