1BID LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12611909 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£865
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £865
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
Net Worth
£865
↑ 162% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 197% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £865 | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £50.4k | £17.0k |
| Cash | £45.0k | — |
| Debtors | £5.4k | — |
| Net assets | £865 | £-1.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 1BID LTD
- 2020-05-19➕HILSDON, Mark Antony appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19➕HUTCHINSON, David Roger appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19➕MOUNTAIN, Neil John appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19➕WILLIAMS, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-05-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Roger Hutchinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2020 |
Mr Chris Mark Williams Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2020 |
Mr Neil John Mountain Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2020 |
Mr Mark Antony Hilsdon Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Paihia Brackendene
Ash
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 6BN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HILSDON, Mark Antony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTCHINSON, David Roger→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2020-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOUNTAIN, Neil John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Christopher Mark→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-19