1ST 4 ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED

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09359422 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200200

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2023-08-16
    OWEN, Kirsty appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-12-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST 4 ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2014-12-17
    OWEN, Jamie Phillip appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jamie Phillip Owen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

2 Wetlands Lane
Portishead
Bristol
BS20 6RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OWEN, Kirsty
secretary · appointed 2023-08-16
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Active
OWEN, Jamie Phillip
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-17
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-11