FIRST FOR BUSINESS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC739192 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-25
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82110Combined office administrative service activities
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-05-21➕DONNELLY, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21➕GRIFFITHS, Keith appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21➕RONALD, Lesley Alice appointeddirector
- 2024-05-21➖WYNNE, Jean Doey resigneddirector
- 2024-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRST FOR BUSINESS LTD
- 2022-07-25➕WYNNE, George Francis appointeddirector
- 2022-07-25➕WYNNE, Jean Doey appointeddirector
- 2022-07-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-05-22: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lesley Alice Ronald Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/05/2024 |
Mr Graeme Donnelly Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/05/2024 |
Mr Keith Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/05/2024 |
Mr George Francis Wynne Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jean Doey Wynneceased 21/05/2024· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERMAN BLACKTHORN LTD→ SC804303 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED→ SC222095 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ISLY CONSULTING LTD→ SC358455 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ISOCON ENERGY LTD→ SC444607 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| J M L WARDS LIMITED→ SC383871 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| J. WATSON SCOTT & CO LTD→ SC526668 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| JARL CONSULTING LTD→ SC420888 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| JGS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED→ SC432888 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| JKM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ SC884023 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC547813 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| JM SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD→ SC670724 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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
Incorporated2022-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
5 Church Street
Hamilton
ML3 6BA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
DONNELLY, Graeme→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, Keith→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-21
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RONALD, Lesley Alice→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-05-21
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WYNNE, George Francis→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-07-25
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WYNNE, Jean Doey→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-07-25 · resigned 2024-05-21
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-21