1ST COMPUTER TRADERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05985380 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-11-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST COMPUTER TRADERS LIMITED
- 2006-11-01➕JONES, Matthew Julian Rupert appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-01➕JONES, Matthew Julian Rupert appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➕STEGGLES, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➕CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-01➖CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-11-01➕CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-11-01➖CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Matthew Julian Rupert Jones Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Simon Paul Steggles Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Disklabs House
Galena Close
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B77 4AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
JONES, Matthew Julian Rupert→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-01
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JONES, Matthew Julian Rupert→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-01
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STEGGLES, Simon Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-01
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CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-01
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-01
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Recent filings (49 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-17