1ST MAINTENANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06920713 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-01
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£363.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £363,017

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£363k
Current Assets
£1.2m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-28
Total assets£363.0k
Current assets£1.16M
Net assets£363.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2013-04-01
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Janine May resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-11-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Nerina Christabell Stellamaris Peaches Marigold resigned
    director
  23. 2010-08-18
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Marc Alexis appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-10
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Mark resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Nerina Christabell Stellamaris Peaches Marigold appointed
    director
  26. 2009-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  27. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Janine May appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Marc Alexis Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Unit 4f Northfields Industrial Estate
Brixham
TQ5 8UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Marc Alexis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-08-18
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Active
ROBERTS, Janine May→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2009-10-10
Resigned
TAYLOR, Nerina Christabell Stellamaris Peaches Marigold→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/11/2010—
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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-28
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-14
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30