1ST IMPRESSIONS (KENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07186603 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-16
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  3. 2024-08-16
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  4. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-17
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-11-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2021-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-18
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-01
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    HOWARD, Christina Emma appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-08
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2020-01-21
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-12-04
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  16. 2018-08-09
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  17. 2017-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-11-14
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    HART, Christina Emma resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST IMPRESSIONS (KENT) LIMITED
  20. 2010-03-11
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    HOWARD, James Frederick appointed
    director
  21. 2010-03-11
    ➕
    HART, Christina Emma appointed
    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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Ve Audio Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ve Audio Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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1ST IMPRESSIONS (KENT) LIMITED
This company · 07186603

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ve Audio Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Voice Express Limitedceased 13/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr James Frederick Howardceased 31/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2010-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Belmont Canterbury Road
Swingfield
Dover
Kent
CT15 7HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HOWARD, Christina Emma→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD, James Frederick→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Christina Emma→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-03-11 · resigned 2011-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02