1 LESS STRESS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08609392 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-15
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2017-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-31
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    BARRETT, Charlotte Carol appointed
    director
  18. 2016-01-12
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    BARRETT, Charlotte Carol resigned
    director
  19. 2013-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 LESS STRESS LTD
  20. 2013-07-15
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    NELSON, Grace appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-15
    ➕
    BARRETT, Charlotte Carol appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charlotte Carol Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence30/06/2016
Miss Grace Nelson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

177 Maple Road
Hayes
UB4 9NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARRETT, Charlotte Carol→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NELSON, Grace→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-07-15
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Active
BARRETT, Charlotte Carol→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-07-15 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-15