1ST STOP MOT & SERVICE LTD
🌳Matureactive
07825857 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-27
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13➕ALBURY, Melanie Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-25📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-08-31➖PLANT, Allan John resigneddirector
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-01➕ALBURY, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2012-07-04➕ALBURY, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2012-07-04➖ALBURY, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2011-10-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST STOP MOT & SERVICE LTD
- 2011-10-27➕PLANT, Allan John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daniel Albury Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Allan John Plantceased 31/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 5 Chaucer Business Park
Granville Way
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ALBURY, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBURY, Melanie Catherine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBURY, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-07-04 · resigned 2012-07-04
PLANT, Allan John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-10-27 · resigned 2023-08-31
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29