FIRST CALL TRADE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC342483 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-07

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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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 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

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	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Average employees	3400	3100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
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BLACK, Kerry Jensen appointed
director
2024-11-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-10
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-09-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2020-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2013-11-11
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ROBINSON, Brent Leo resigned
director
2013-09-10
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ROBINSON, Brent Leo appointed
director
2011-08-01
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GREAVES, Paul appointed
secretary
2011-08-01
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GREAVES, Sarah Ruth resigned
secretary
2010-03-18
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GREAVES, Sarah Ruth appointed
secretary
2010-03-18
➖
MURRAY, John Stephen resigned
secretary
2008-05-07
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Company incorporated
As FIRST CALL TRADE SERVICES LIMITED
2008-05-07
➕
GREAVES, Paul appointed
director
2008-05-07
➕
MURRAY, John Stephen appointed
secretary
2008-05-07
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-05-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-05-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.

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: 2026-03-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Greaves Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-05-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Number 2 The Roundal

Rodinglaw Business Park

Edinburgh

EH12 9DB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-19OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-05

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GREAVES, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2011-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLACK, Kerry Jensen→

director · ~32y · appointed 2024-11-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREAVES, Paul→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GREAVES, Sarah Ruth→

secretary · appointed 2010-03-18 · resigned 2011-08-01

Resigned

MURRAY, John Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2010-03-18

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-07

Resigned

ROBINSON, Brent Leo→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-09-10 · resigned 2013-11-11

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	04/09/2020	—

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-11-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-23