1ST CHOICE WINDOWS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06582908 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£59.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43342Glazing
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £59,495
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,694 YoY
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£59k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£61k£76kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£65.9k£85.4k
Current assets£76.3k£68.0k
Cash£36.9k£25.8k
Debtors£34.4k£37.2k
Net assets£59.5k£69.2k

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 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2022-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-05-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-25
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  16. 2015-05-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-01-07
    ➖
    BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CHOICE WINDOWS (UK) LIMITED
  19. 2008-05-02
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Antony Phillip appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-02
    ➕
    BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antony Philip Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2008-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

213 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Antony Phillip→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELGRAVIA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-02 · resigned 2011-01-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06