1ST CHOICE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07735245 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-10

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 42220

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

42910SIC 42910

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.8y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1900	1500

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

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-22
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-21
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-07
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-27
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ANDERSON, Carol Anne appointed
director
2023-03-27
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KENNEDY, Michael Thomas appointed
director
2023-03-27
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WIGNALL, Robert Edward appointed
director
2023-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2012-07-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2011-09-01
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FLANNERY, John Philip appointed
secretary
2011-09-01
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FLANNERY, John Philip appointed
director
2011-09-01
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WIGNALL, Steven George appointed
director
2011-08-10
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CHOICE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2011-08-10
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
director
2011-08-10
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JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
director

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

1st Choice Employee Ownership Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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1st Choice Employee Ownership Trustee Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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1ST CHOICE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · 07735245

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
1st Choice Employee Ownership Trustee Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/03/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Steven George Wignallceased 27/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr John Phillip Flanneryceased 27/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-08-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

2 Old Bath Road

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 1QL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10