1ST CHOICE FRUITS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11048258 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-06
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-08
    GLAUSIUSZ, Arnold resigned
    director
  14. 2018-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-04-25
    GLAUSIUSZ, Yocheved appointed
    director
  16. 2018-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-04
    SIERADZKI, Zvi resigned
    director
  19. 2017-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CHOICE FRUITS LTD
  21. 2017-11-06
    GLAUSIUSZ, Arnold appointed
    director
  22. 2017-11-06
    SIERADZKI, Zvi appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Arnold Glausiusz
Individual · British · DOB 01/2017 · age 9
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Zvi Sieradzkiceased 06/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

C/O Whiteside & Davies
158 Cromwell Road
Salford
M6 6DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GLAUSIUSZ, Yocheved
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-25
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Active
GLAUSIUSZ, Arnold
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2018-05-08
Resigned
SIERADZKI, Zvi
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-06 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24