1ST AESTHETICS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13333064 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 65 → 85
- · Opportunity score: 69 → 77
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
- · Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 69 → 77
- ↑Hygiene score: 65 → 85
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ↑Filings: 14 → 15
- ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,432
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£657
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.4k | — |
| Current assets | £657 | — |
| Net assets | £4.4k | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-22➕HUDSON, Neil Conrad appointeddirector
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-07➖HUDSON, Neil Conrad resigneddirector
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-19➕COWARD, Margaret Jean appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST AESTHETICS LTD
- 2021-04-14➕HUDSON, Neil Conrad appointeddirector
- 2021-04-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Jean Coward Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neil Conrad Hudsonceased 07/10/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street
London
Greater London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COWARD, Margaret Jean→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2025-01-19
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HUDSON, Neil Conrad→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-10-22
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HUDSON, Neil Conrad→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-14 · resigned 2025-10-07
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-14