FIRST RESPONSE SITE SUPPLIES LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-07-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-09-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRST RESPONSE SITE SUPPLIES LTD
- 2010-05-13➕BLUNDELL, Danny James appointeddirector
- 2010-05-13➕BLUNDELL, David John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Blundell Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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