1ST-CERTIFIED LTD

🌳Matureactive
08939430 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-14
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-96.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £96,427

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£96k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£100k-£77k-£54k-£31k-£9k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.0k£-30.5k
Current assets£14.2k£13.3k
Net assets£-96.4k£-99.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2017-03-31
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST-CERTIFIED LTD
  17. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    BAILIE MARTIN LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    WANG, Belinda Shuyu appointed
    director
  19. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    YOU, Henry, Mr. 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 12 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Henry You
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

16 Tudor Lodge 49 Holden Road
Barnet
London
N12 7EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BAILIE MARTIN LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-14
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Active
WANG, Belinda Shuyu→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-03-14
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Active
YOU, Henry, Mr.→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-03-14
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-20