1ST CALL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13141494 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
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
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-03
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-03-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-03-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-03-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-08-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-08-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  13. 2021-08-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  15. 2021-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2021-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD
  19. 2021-01-18
    HEMINGWAY, Clare Pamela appointed
    director
  20. 2021-01-18
    HEMINGWAY, Richard Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-18
    📄
    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 5 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.)

Group structure

Chirp Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Chirp Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
1ST CALL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD
This company · 13141494

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chirp Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/07/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Ian Hemingwayceased 14/07/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

9 Stratfield Park
Elettra Avenue
Waterlooville
PO7 7XN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HEMINGWAY, Clare Pamela
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-18
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Active
HEMINGWAY, Richard Ian
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property18/08/202103/03/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/202103/03/2023

Recent filings (20 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-12