1ST AID RECOVERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04759197 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-09
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-26.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,469
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£614
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£22k-£16k-£11k-£5k£614Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£15.2k£14.1k
Cash£614£380
Net assets£-26.5k£-27.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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  2. 2024-03-28
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-06-19
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  7. 2019-03-30
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  8. 2018-03-28
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  9. 2017-03-31
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  10. 2016-08-02
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  11. 2016-06-06
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  12. 2016-03-31
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  13. 2015-06-02
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  14. 2015-03-31
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  15. 2014-06-23
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  16. 2004-04-14
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  17. 2004-03-22
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    ARTHUR, Jeffrey appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-22
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    ARTHUR, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2003-05-14
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    ARTHUR, David appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-14
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    ARTHUR, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-14
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    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-05-14
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST AID RECOVERY LIMITED
  24. 2003-05-09
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-09
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    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-05-09
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 David Arthur
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2003-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Gatehouse
453 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG2 6EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ARTHUR, Jeffrey→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-22
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Active
ARTHUR, David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-05-14
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Active
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2004-04-14
Resigned
ARTHUR, Jeffrey→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-05-14 · resigned 2004-03-22
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2003-05-14
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2003-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2025-11-07
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2025-05-29
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2024-11-13
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2024-03-28
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2023-10-18
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2023-06-30
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2023-06-02
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2022-06-30
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2022-05-19
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2021-06-30
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2021-05-26
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2020-06-19
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2020-05-20
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2019-06-04
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accounts · AA
2019-03-30