1ST RESPONSE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06695565 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.4y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-03-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-12-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  8. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-02
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    WEBB, Louise resigned
    director
  12. 2021-02-02
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-25
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  15. 2018-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-05
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  17. 2018-09-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-08-18
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    WEBB, Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-05
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    DANIELS, Richard Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-05
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2017-12-28
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  22. 2017-10-20
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    DANIELS, Richard Thomas resigned
    director
  23. 2016-07-22
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    DANIELS, Richard Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-09
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    WEBB, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2012-03-09
    ➖
    WEBB, Patricia resigned
    director
  26. 2008-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST RESPONSE SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 2008-09-11
    ➕
    WEBB, Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 14 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 Thomas Daniels
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/09/2018
Mr Paul Michael Webb
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Parsonage Farm
Ongar Road
Kelvedon Hatch
Essex
CM15 0LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DANIELS, Richard Thomas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBB, Paul Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DANIELS, Richard Thomas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
WEBB, Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-18 · resigned 2021-02-02
Resigned
WEBB, Patricia→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2012-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—08/12/2022—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-02