1ST CHOICE ACCOMMODATION LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14236441 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-15
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £6,344
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.3k |
| Current assets | £3.4k |
| Cash | £2.5k |
| Debtors | £960 |
| Net assets | £6.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST CHOICE ACCOMMODATION LTD
- 2022-07-15➕MADAVO, Crispin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-07-15➕MADAVO, Eleanor Sybil Zvinaiye appointeddirector
- 2022-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 73 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Crispin Madavo Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/07/2022 |
Mrs Eleanor Sybil Zvinaiye Madavo Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/07/2022 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
5 Brayford Square
London
E1 0SG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MADAVO, Crispin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2022-07-15
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MADAVO, Eleanor Sybil Zvinaiye→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-15
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-15