1ST CLASS COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04920471 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-03
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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
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
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.

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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-06-30
    ➖
    WILLSHIRE, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paul Edward Mccabe and Fiona Helen Cameron Mccabe
  18. 2003-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CLASS COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    WILLSHIRE, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    WILLSHIRE, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-10-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-10-03
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-10-03
    ➖
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 Mark Willshire
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
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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7 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
Incorporated2003-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95110 — Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Registered office

Mulberry Cottage Goose Rye Road
Worplesdon
Guildford
GU3 3RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WILLSHIRE, Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-10-03
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Active
WILLSHIRE, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-03 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paul Edward Mccabe and Fiona Helen Cameron Mccabe
Deed of rent deposit1 property10/04/2007—
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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04