1ST FOR CREATIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05801077 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,545
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,366 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 288% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£511£3k£5k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.4k£4.6k
Current assets£7.7k£8.7k
Cash—£5.1k
Debtors—£3.6k
Net assets£-1.5k£821

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-07-24
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  4. 2022-09-13
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  5. 2021-09-03
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  6. 2020-09-23
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  7. 2019-09-21
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  8. 2018-07-18
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  9. 2017-08-08
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  10. 2016-07-26
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  11. 2016-05-06
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  12. 2015-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-10
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  14. 2014-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-05-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-12-19
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    GOLDING, Michelle Elizabeth appointed
    director
  17. 2012-01-01
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    GOLDING, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-12-31
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    REDFERN, Michelle Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2009-04-01
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    PERCIVAL, Helen Louise resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    REDFERN, Christopher Michael resigned
    director
  21. 2006-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST FOR CREATIVE LIMITED
  22. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    GOLDING, Terry David appointed
    director
  23. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, Helen Louise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    ONLINE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-04-28
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    ONLINE REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-04-28
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    REDFERN, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    REDFERN, Michelle Elizabeth appointed
    director
  28. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    ONLINE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    ONLINE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Terry David Golding
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Michelle Elizabeth Golding
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
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
Incorporated2006-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

4 Barnmoore Close
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 8HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GOLDING, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOLDING, Michelle Elizabeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOLDING, Terry David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERCIVAL, Helen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
ONLINE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned
REDFERN, Christopher Michael→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
REDFERN, Michelle Elizabeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
ONLINE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-04-28 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
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accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
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accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-09