1ST PENGUIN SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13626839 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-15➕CLARK, Paul Cameron appointeddirector
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-20📄legacymiscellaneous · ALLOTCORR
- 2022-06-14📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-12-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST PENGUIN SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-09-16➕BIGGS, Ian Edward appointedsecretary
- 2021-09-16➕BIGGS, Ian Edward appointeddirector
- 2021-09-16➕GRAHAM, Stephen Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-09-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Paul Cameron Clark Individual · British · DOB 02/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/09/2025 |
Mr Ian Edward Biggs Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2021 |
Mr Stephen Charles Graham Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1122 LIMITED→ 10982973 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 131 DESIGN LIMITED→ 06328117 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 15 POWIS SQUARE BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 04411782 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 1ST 4 SAFETY LTD→ 13832355 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE HIGH LEVEL CLEANING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 05000805 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 1ST GROUP LTD→ 06629425 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 1ST PENGUIN SHIPPING LIMITED→ 03382555 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| 1ST STRIKE LTD→ 14809800 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 BELOVED LIMITED→ 13803758 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 20 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, SOUTHSEA, RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LTD→ 02938911 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 21 SEVEN CLEAN LTD→ 12155105 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 222 LTD→ 15613522 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
3000a Parkway
Whiteley
Fareham
PO15 7FX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BIGGS, Ian Edward→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Paul Cameron→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-09-15
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GRAHAM, Stephen Charles→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
legacy
miscellaneous · ALLOTCORR
2022-06-20