1ST CALL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12060781 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-50.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
  • 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,275
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
-£50k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£50k-£36k-£21k-£6k£8k£23kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-272024-06-27
Total assets£-50.3k£-38.9k
Current assets£23.0k£21.6k
Cash£3.8k£8.2k
Debtors£19.2k£13.4k
Net assets£-50.3k£-38.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-07-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-06
    ➖
    OKEKE, Helix resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    HANSON, Edward appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-03-25
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    IREDIA-HANSON, Pat Osariemen appointed
    director
  22. 2019-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2019-06-20
    ➕
    OKEKE, Helix appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward Hanson
Individual · Sierra Leonean · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/06/2023
Mrs Pat Osariemen Iredia-Hanson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Helix Okekeceased 06/06/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Suite 60, Cariocca Business Park Hellidon Close
Ardwick
Manchester
M12 4AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last made up to: 2025-06-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HANSON, Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IREDIA-HANSON, Pat Osariemen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OKEKE, Helix→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-06-20 · resigned 2023-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-15