1ST CHOICE EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

14449622 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-10-28

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	500	500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-31
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gazette · DISS40
2024-01-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
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ANDERSON, Carol Anne appointed
director
2023-03-27
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KENNEDY, Michael Thomas appointed
director
2023-03-27
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WIGNALL, Robert Edward appointed
director
2022-10-28
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CHOICE EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTEE LIMITED
2022-10-28
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FLANNERY, John Phillip appointed
director
2022-10-28
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WIGNALL, Steven George appointed
director
2022-10-28
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 61. 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven George Wignall Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control	28/10/2022
Mr John Phillip Flannery Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control	28/10/2022

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2022-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 Old Bath Road

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 1QL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-10

Last: 2025-10-27