1ST CALL PLUMBING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI644062 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,754
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£3k£698£4k£8k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-3.8k£1.7k
Current assets£7.5k£11.3k
Cash£6.8k£9.3k
Debtors£669—
Net assets£-3.8k£-6.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-25
    ➖
    DOYLE, Peter resigned
    director
  10. 2019-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-09-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALL PLUMBING LIMITED
  20. 2017-02-21
    ➕
    CARLISLE, Liam appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-21
    ➕
    DOYLE, Peter appointed
    director

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam Carlisle
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest21/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Doyleceased 25/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-02-21
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

34 Sir Richard Wallace Crescent
Lisburn
BT28 3HZ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARLISLE, Liam→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-21
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Active
DOYLE, Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-02-21 · resigned 2019-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-25