1ST CALLCOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03929440 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£679.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £679,895
Cash YoY
+163%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£292k
↑ 163% YoY
Net Worth
£680k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£607k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£136k£272k£408k£544k£680kSept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£679.9k£499.0k
Current assets£607.4k£523.6k
Cash£291.6k£110.7k
Debtors£295.7k£392.9k
Net assets£679.9k£496.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-23
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-13
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-10-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2007-10-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2007-09-25
    ➕
    ELLINGHAM, Andrew Stephen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-25
    ➕
    ELLINGHAM, Andrew Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-25
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-03-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2007-03-02
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-10
    ➖
    TURNER, Jonathan Peter resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-02-10
    ➖
    TURNER, Jonathan Peter resigned
    director
  25. 2006-01-16
    ➕
    TURNER, Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    TURNER, Jonathan Peter appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-10-31
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-10-01
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton resigned
    director
  29. 2003-09-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2002-02-15
    ➖
    CLARKE, Fay resigned
    secretary
  31. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-02-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton appointed
    director
  33. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  34. 2000-12-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Fay appointed
    secretary
  35. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2000-12-01
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2000-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CALLCOM LIMITED
  38. 2000-02-21
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2000-02-21
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Robert Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Technology · S postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 MIN MANAGER LIMITED→
10596741 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————9y——
100 CLIMBS LIMITED→
08961054 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————12y——
101 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
07945716 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
————14y——
103-105 LIMITED→
13984099 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
104 FILMS (FILM NATION) LIMITED→
07483362 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————15y——
130 ELEKTRA FILMS LTD.→
09518357 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
131CONSULTANTS LTD→
16826178 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
150316 LTD→
15380899 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
16K MEDIA LIMITED→
13749089 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
1T SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
04259976 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
————24y——
21 STUDIOS LIMITED→
13871414 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
221 CREATIVE LIMITED→
05735593 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————20y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

Strowger House
Ravenshorn Way Renishaw
Sheffield
Derbyshire
S21 3WY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

ELLINGHAM, Andrew Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Alan Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLINGHAM, Andrew Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Fay→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2002-02-15
Resigned
ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2007-09-25
Resigned
ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2005-10-31
Resigned
TURNER, Jonathan Peter→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2007-02-10
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, Nigel Cayton→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned
TURNER, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-01-16 · resigned 2007-02-10
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property29/10/2007—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property28/03/2007—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/09/200316/10/2007
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-30