1ST MOVE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED

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05254560 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£109.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,959
Net assets shrinking
Down £108,053 YoY
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£73k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£109k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£203k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£89k£134k£178k£223kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£109.0k£217.0k
Current assets£202.7k£223.0k
Cash£73.2k£50.1k
Debtors£129.5k£172.9k
Net assets£109.0k£217.0k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2024-05-16
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  4. 2024-05-16
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  5. 2023-07-31
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  6. 2022-08-24
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  7. 2021-07-31
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  8. 2020-10-31
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  9. 2019-10-15
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  10. 2019-10-14
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  11. 2019-10-01
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  12. 2018-07-31
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  13. 2017-07-31
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  14. 2016-10-19
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  15. 2016-07-31
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  16. 2004-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST MOVE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
  17. 2004-10-08
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    SHEPHERD, Anita appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-10-08
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Antony David appointed
    director
  19. 2004-10-08
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-10-08
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    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-10-08
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-10-08
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    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Anthony Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Malt Kiln Farm Greaves Sike Lane
Micklebring
Rotherham
S66 7RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHEPHERD, Anita→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-08
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Active
SHEPHERD, Antony David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-10-08
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Active
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2004-10-08
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2004-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2025-07-31
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2024-11-12
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2024-07-31
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officers · CH01
2024-05-16
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officers · CH03
2024-05-16
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2023-11-03
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2023-07-31
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2022-11-22
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accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
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accounts · AA
2021-07-31
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2021-01-07
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2020-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14