1ST CHOICE BRICKWORK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09406586 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-26
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
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: medium (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-09-12
    ➖
    RAWLINGS, Christopher Sean resigned
    director
  7. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, Christopher Sean appointed
    director
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CHOICE BRICKWORK LIMITED
  19. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    KELLY, Matthew appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-26
    ➕
    LEIGHTON, Paul 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

41/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Paul Leighton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Matthew Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Sean Rawlinsceased 12/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Unit D1 Wagon Yard
London Road
Marlborough
Wiltshire
SN8 1LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KELLY, Matthew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEIGHTON, Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAWLINGS, Christopher Sean→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2023-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19