FIRST STOP REAL ESTATE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
08131196 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-02-18
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2014-02-18
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2013-11-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2012-11-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2012-10-31
    HUSSAIN, Abid resigned
    director
  6. 2012-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIRST STOP REAL ESTATE LIMITED
  7. 2012-07-05
    HUSSAIN, Abid appointed
    secretary
  8. 2012-07-05
    ELAHI, Ashiq appointed
    director
  9. 2012-07-05
    HUSSAIN, Abid appointed
    director
  10. 2012-07-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-02-18

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

1356 Leeds Road
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD3 8ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
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Confirmation statement
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Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Abid
secretary · appointed 2012-07-05
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Active
ELAHI, Ashiq
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-07-05
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Active
HUSSAIN, Abid
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-07-05 · resigned 2012-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2014-02-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2013-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2012-11-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-07-05