1ST CITY ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09521309 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-24
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    MCCULLOUGH, Derek resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-10
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    MCCULLOUGH, Aaron Philip appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Derek appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-10
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-04-10
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2023-03-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2022-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2022-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-08-08
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    MCCULLOUGH, Aaron Philip resigned
    director
  24. 2022-08-08
    ➖
    MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald resigned
    director
  25. 2022-08-08
    ➖
    MCCULLOUGH, Derek resigned
    director
  26. 2022-08-08
    ➖
    MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose resigned
    director
  27. 2022-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2015-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CITY ESTATES LIMITED
  30. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Declan Bartholomew appointed
    director
  31. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Aaron Philip appointed
    director
  32. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald appointed
    director
  33. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Derek appointed
    director
  34. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

1st City Partnership Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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1st City Partnership Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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1ST CITY ESTATES LIMITED
This company · 09521309

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
1st City Partnership Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Get Living Property Ltdceased 13/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • 1st City Partnership Limitedceased 08/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lynton House
7-12 Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MCCULLOUGH, Aaron Philip→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOUGH, Declan Bartholomew→
director · ~33y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOUGH, Aaron Philip→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned
MCCULLOUGH, Connor Ronald→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned
MCCULLOUGH, Derek→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-04-10 · resigned 2025-11-24
Resigned
MCCULLOUGH, Derek→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned
MCCULLOUGH, Susan Rose→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-15