1ST CHOICE FOR PROPERTY U.K. LTD

💤Zombieactive
11926994 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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
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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CHOICE FOR PROPERTY U.K. LTD
  14. 2019-04-04
    WATSON, Sara Ruth appointed
    director
  15. 2019-04-04
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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 7 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sara Ruth Sheppard
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares04/04/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

21 Greenfinch Drive
Edenthorpe
Doncaster
DN3 2RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WATSON, Sara Ruth
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-04
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31