1ST OPTION COIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
12454943 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-11
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
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-05
    HOUGHTON-CAMPION, Louise Nicole resigned
    director
  8. 2020-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-02-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-02-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST OPTION COIN LTD
  14. 2020-02-11
    GREEN, Robin Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-11
    HOUGHTON-CAMPION, Louise Nicole appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robin Michael Green
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Louise Nicole Houghton-Campionceased 05/05/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Unit 11, Iron Bridge House 3 Bridge Approach
Unit 11, Iron Bridge House
London
NW1 8BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREEN, Robin Michael
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-02-11
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Active
HOUGHTON-CAMPION, Louise Nicole
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-02-11 · resigned 2020-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-05-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-25