1ST SOLUTION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
09897099 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-01
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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-849
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £849

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£849
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£2k£713£4k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£7.0k£3.5k
Current assets£8.9k£9.5k
Net assets£-849£-5.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-12-24
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  4. 2024-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-30
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-01
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  12. 2019-09-19
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-09-19
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  15. 2019-07-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST SOLUTION SERVICES LTD
  18. 2015-12-01
    KHAN, Israr 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Israr Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2015-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Unit 8, Dock Offices
Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 2XU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHAN, Israr
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-12-01
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Recent filings (29 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03