1ST CPM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10377494 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£739
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £739

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£102
Net Worth
£739
Current Assets
£51k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£739
Current assets£51.0k
Cash£102
Debtors£50.9k
Net assets£739

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.

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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CPM LIMITED
  15. 2016-09-15
    WILLIAMS, Mark Simon appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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 Mark Simon Williams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lygon House
50 London Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 3RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Mark Simon
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-15
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25