1 SOLUTION GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
09920796 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-17
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,531
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£958
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-16 | 2023-12-16 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.5k | — |
| Current assets | £958 | — |
| Net assets | £7.5k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 SOLUTION GROUP LTD
- 2015-12-17➕HAYWARD, Sallyanne appointeddirector
- 2015-12-17➕HAYWARD, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2015-12-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wayne Hayward Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sallyanne Hayward Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 112 ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 15036642 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 180 DEGREES CONSULTING SHEFFIELD CIC→ 15874544 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE HIRE VAN & CAR LTD→ 10595837 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST HORIZON SURVEYING & ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 05792353 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 1ST PRINCIPALS LTD→ 16618419 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1TECH STAFFING LIMITED→ 14088575 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 AM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06817611 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
17 The Grove
Totley
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S17 4AR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last made up to: 2024-12-16
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAYWARD, Sallyanne→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-12-17
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HAYWARD, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-17
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-08