1ST CALL MAINTENANCE (MANCHESTER) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06686719 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,976

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2k-£2kSept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-2.0k£-2.0k£-2.0k
Net assets£-2.0k£-2.0k£-2.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-11-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL MAINTENANCE (MANCHESTER) LTD
  17. 2008-09-02
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Collette appointed
    director
  18. 2008-09-02
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Dean Cody appointed
    director
  19. 2008-09-02
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2008-09-02
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dean Cody Sanderson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2008-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

24 Oswald Road
Chorlton Cum Hardy
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M21 9LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SANDERSON, Collette→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Dean Cody→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-02 · resigned 2008-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29