1ST RESPONSE SITE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07892955 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-05-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  5. 2024-09-19
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    FLEMING, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-09-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-05-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  18. 2019-09-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-09-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  20. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2019-03-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2018-11-28
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    FREW, David appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-26
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2018-04-09
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Anthony Leslie resigned
    director
  25. 2018-03-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: B2 Bridging LLP
  26. 2018-02-19
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    JAYASEGARAM, Gnanasegaram resigned
    director
  27. 2017-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2016-10-24
    ➕
    JAYASEGARAM, Gnanasegaram appointed
    director
  29. 2016-02-29
    ➕
    FLEMING, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  30. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    TILLETT, Louise appointed
    director
  31. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    BLUNDELL, Danny James resigned
    director
  32. 2016-02-01
    ➖
    BLUNDELL, David John resigned
    director
  33. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Anthony Leslie appointed
    director
  34. 2011-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST RESPONSE SITE SERVICES LIMITED
  35. 2011-12-28
    ➕
    BLUNDELL, Danny James appointed
    director
  36. 2011-12-28
    ➕
    BLUNDELL, David John 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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Miss Louise Tillett
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gnansegaram Jayasegaramceased 07/11/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Anthony Leslie Williamsceased 07/11/2017· significant influence
  • Mrs Jacqueline Flemingceased 07/11/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

FREW, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TILLETT, Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLEMING, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2024-09-19
Resigned
BLUNDELL, Danny James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-28 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
BLUNDELL, David John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-12-28 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned
JAYASEGARAM, Gnanasegaram→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-10-24 · resigned 2018-02-19
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Anthony Leslie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2018-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—19/05/2020—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—25/09/2019—
satisfied
B2 Bridging
B2 Bridging LLP
A registered charge—02/03/201826/10/2018
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—07/06/201715/03/2019
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-21
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17