1ST ADVANCED GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12750303 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-17
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-05-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST ADVANCED GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
  13. 2020-07-17
    ➕
    MELLOR, Allison Leigh appointed
    director
  14. 2020-07-17
    ➕
    MELLOR, Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Mellor
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2023
Mrs Allison Leigh Mellor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Whispers
Tower Road
Hindhead
Surrey
GU26 6SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MELLOR, Allison Leigh→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-07-17
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Active
MELLOR, Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-17
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-12
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-14