1 STOP SPAS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08911697 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£984.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27510
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 27520SIC 27520
- 47591Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £984,196
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£608k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£984k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.08M |
| Current assets | — | £1.02M |
| Cash | £608.0k | £800.9k |
| Debtors | — | £82.1k |
| Net assets | £984.2k | £954.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 STOP SPAS LTD
- 2014-02-25➕BRADY, Christopher Daniel appointeddirector
- 2014-02-25➕ELLIFF-BRADY, Melissa Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Daniel Brady Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/07/2017 |
Mrs Melissa Louise Elliff-Brady Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27510 — SIC 27510
Registered office
Sleaford Enterprise Park Unit 3
Sellwood Ct
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 8GJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRADY, Christopher Daniel→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIFF-BRADY, Melissa Louise→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10