1ST CLASS SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

13465108 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-18

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-08-19
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-06-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-21
➕
ACKAH-YENSU, Joseph appointed
director
2024-08-21
➖
SYMES, Darren resigned
director
2024-08-21
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-18
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CLASS SERVICES LIMITED
2021-06-18
➕
SYMES, Darren appointed
director
2021-06-18
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Joseph Ackah-Yensu Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/08/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Darren Symesceased 21/08/2024· 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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8 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

Incorporated2021-06-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Bell Yard

London

WC2A 2JR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ACKAH-YENSU, Joseph→

director · ~48y · appointed 2024-08-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SYMES, Darren→

director · ~68y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2024-08-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-03

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2025-09-03

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2025-08-19

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-06-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-08-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-21

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-04