1STEP SOCIAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09124926 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-10
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 2.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-10-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 1STEP SOCIAL LIMITED
- 2014-07-10➕KAUR, Sirjit appointeddirector
- 2014-07-10➕SANGHERA, Shandeep Kaur appointeddirector
- 2014-07-10➕SINGH, Kulwinder appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Shandeep Kaur Sanghera Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
Mrs Sirjit Kaur Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
Mr Kulwinder Singh Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 183 LOUNGE LTD→ 16697184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 3EYES PROPERTIES LTD→ 16853697 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
5a Station Terrace
East Boldon
Tyne And Wear
NE36 0LJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
KAUR, Sirjit→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANGHERA, Shandeep Kaur→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2014-07-10
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SINGH, Kulwinder→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-07-10
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11