1ST CONTRACTS SAFETY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10747660 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£7.3k£7.3k
Cash£7.3k£7.3k
Net assets£100£100

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-16
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  7. 2022-12-16
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  8. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-07
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  12. 2019-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2019-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-18
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  18. 2017-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CONTRACTS SAFETY LTD
  19. 2017-05-02
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    ASHWORTH, Leon appointed
    director
  20. 2017-05-02
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    ASHWORTH, Rebekah Bowyer appointed
    director
  21. 2017-05-02
    ➕
    YEOMANS, Melanie Jayne appointed
    director
  22. 2017-05-02
    ➕
    YEOMANS, Richard Lawrence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 Contracts Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
1st Contracts Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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1ST CONTRACTS SAFETY LTD
This company · 10747660

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 Contracts Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Woodceased 04/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2017-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Ashworth House
71-75 Featherstall Road
Littleborough
Lancashire
OL15 8JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ASHWORTH, Leon→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHWORTH, Rebekah Bowyer→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YEOMANS, Melanie Jayne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YEOMANS, Richard Lawrence→
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21