1 SOLUTION CONTRACTS LTD

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14622894 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-27
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,761

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 130% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£625£1k£2k£3k£3kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£2.8k£1.2k
Current assets£3.1k£1.5k
Net assets£2.8k£1.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-12
    HILLARY, David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 SOLUTION CONTRACTS LTD
  8. 2023-01-27
    SEMELIS, Vitalijs appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-27
    HILLARY, David appointed
    director
  10. 2023-01-27
    📄
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vitalijs Semelis
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Hillaryceased 29/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

19 Cherry Orchard
Ebbsfleet Valley
Swanscombe
DA10 1AD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SEMELIS, Vitalijs
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Active
HILLARY, David
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-01-27 · resigned 2026-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-27