1ST ROOFING SPECIALISTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05762096 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-30

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£285.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43910Roofing activities

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £285,262

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,306 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£285k

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Assets

£318k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£285.3k	£288.6k
Current assets	£318.4k	£319.6k
Net assets	£285.3k	£288.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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capital · SH01
2021-09-20
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capital · SH08
2021-09-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-20
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2021-09-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-17
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capital · SH10
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-05
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accounts · AA
2010-09-15
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ROMANI, Kelly Ann resigned
secretary
2010-09-15
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ROMANI, Kelly Ann resigned
director
2010-05-17
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BROWN, James appointed
director
2006-03-30
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Company incorporated
As 1ST ROOFING SPECIALISTS LIMITED
2006-03-30
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BROWN, Sally appointed
director
2006-03-30
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ROMANI, Kelly Ann appointed
secretary
2006-03-30
➕
ROMANI, Kelly Ann appointed
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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sally Brown Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/03/2017
Mr James Brown Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/03/2017

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

Incorporated2006-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

44 Woodcote Hurst

Epsom

Surrey

KT18 7DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-13

Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, James→

director · ~47y · appointed 2010-05-17

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Active

BROWN, Sally→

director · ~50y · appointed 2006-03-30

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Active

ROMANI, Kelly Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2010-09-15

Resigned

ROMANI, Kelly Ann→

director · ~48y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2010-09-15

Resigned

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