1ST 4 STAMPS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06455327 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£521.4k
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 (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
52 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £521,405

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
Net Worth
£521k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£907k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£181k£363k£544k£726k£907kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£522.1k£460.3k
Current assets£907.2k£775.6k
Cash£31.3k—
Debtors£830£632
Net assets£521.4k£458.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2007-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST 4 STAMPS LIMITED
  18. 2007-12-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Simon Christopher appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-12-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Richard James appointed
    director
  20. 2007-12-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-12-17
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-12-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-12-17
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Richard James Walker
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Simon Christopher Walker
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Nottingham Road, Long Eaton
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG10 1HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WALKER, Simon Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Richard James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2007-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Simon Christopher→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2007-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24