1ST DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13981209 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£101.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £101,240

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£101k
↑ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 105% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£101.2k£45.9k
Current assets£136.9k£66.8k
Net assets£101.2k£45.9k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    JACKSON, Cary appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    JACKSON, Cary resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-03
    ➕
    BARTOLO, Cathal appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-03
    ➕
    MOSES, Carl William appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-03-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-02-11
    ➖
    POND, Jamie resigned
    director
  14. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST DESIGN CONSTRUCTION LTD
  16. 2022-03-16
    ➕
    JACKSON, Cary appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-16
    ➕
    POND, Jamie appointed
    director
  18. 2022-03-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cary Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jamie Pondceased 11/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

31 Douglas Road
Deal
Kent
CT14 9HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BARTOLO, Cathal→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Cary→
director · ~32y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOSES, Carl William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Cary→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-03-16 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
POND, Jamie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-16 · resigned 2024-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-16