1ST CHOICE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

09667415 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

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: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA01
2025-04-16
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accounts · AA
2024-04-18
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accounts · AA
2023-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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accounts · AAMD
2019-04-30
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accounts · AA
2018-06-28
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accounts · AAMD
2018-04-29
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accounts · AA
2017-10-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-04
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address · AD01
2017-08-10
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accounts · AAMD
2017-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-02
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CHOICE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
2015-07-02
➕
RAYNER, Daniel Christopher 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 11 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Daniel Christopher Rayner Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Byfield House

87 Silver Lane

West Wickham

BR4 0RX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAYNER, Daniel Christopher→

director · ~40y · appointed 2015-07-02

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