1ST PREMIER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07571157 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-06-25
    ➕
    SILVAIN, Marilyn Denise appointed
    director
  5. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-12-10
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    SILVAIN, Marilyn resigned
    director
  16. 2018-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-12-07
    ➕
    SILVAIN, Marilyn Denise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-12-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-02-24
    ➕
    CARTER, James appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST PREMIER LIMITED
  22. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    SILVAIN, Norman appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-03-21
    ➖
    SILVAIN, Norman resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    SILVAIN, Marilyn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 76 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 12 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marilyn Denise Silvain
Individual · English · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Carter Pension Schemeceased 01/01/2023· 75-100% shares · trust interest

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
Incorporated2011-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lodge Farm
The Common
Botesdale
Norfolk
IP22 1LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

SILVAIN, Marilyn Denise→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-24
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Active
SILVAIN, Marilyn Denise→
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SILVAIN, Norman→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
SILVAIN, Marilyn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10