1ST 4 REPAIRS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05476131 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,915
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£16.5k£14.1k
Current assets£18.6k£17.2k
Cash£10.3k£9.5k
Debtors£8.3k£7.7k
Net assets£15.9k£13.5k

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
0
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. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2005-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST 4 REPAIRS LTD
  18. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    FERMOR, Ashly Rose appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    FERMOR, Adrian Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    FERMOR, Ashly Rose appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-06-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-06-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ashly Rose Fermor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Adrian Peter Fermor
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2005-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

41 Batchelors, Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN2 4ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FERMOR, Ashly Rose→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERMOR, Adrian Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERMOR, Ashly Rose→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-09
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08