1ST POINT 2020 LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12798115 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£219k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.0k | £5.6k |
| Current assets | £219.2k | £177.6k |
| Net assets | £7.0k | £5.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14➕JONES, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST POINT 2020 LTD
- 2020-08-06➕CHURCHETT, Paul St John appointeddirector
- 2020-08-06➕HENNESSY, Enda Kevin appointeddirector
- 2020-08-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul St John Churchett Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/08/2020 |
Mr Enda Kevin Hennessy Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Lowdam Lodge
Pole Hill Road
Uxbridge
UB10 0QE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CHURCHETT, Paul St John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENNESSY, Enda Kevin→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-06
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Active
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 21/04/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-06