1ST CLASS DATA AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04264111 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£10.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,747

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,322 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

↓ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↑ 6.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£12.3k	£16.7k
Current assets	£38.5k	£36.1k
Net assets	£10.7k	£15.1k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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2023-03-17
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2022-03-25
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2020-12-23
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2020-03-30
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2019-05-23
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2018-05-31
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2017-05-26
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2016-05-27
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2015-08-20
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2015-05-22
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2014-08-19
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2014-04-22
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2013-07-31
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SANSOM, Patricia appointed
director
2010-05-01
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SANSOM, Michael James appointed
secretary
2010-05-01
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MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander resigned
secretary
2010-05-01
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MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander resigned
director
2001-08-03
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Company incorporated
As 1ST CLASS DATA AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
2001-08-03
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SANSOM, Michael James appointed
director
2001-08-03
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MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander appointed
secretary
2001-08-03
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TRING COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-08-03
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TRING COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-08-03
➕
MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander appointed
director
2001-08-03
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TRING COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2001-08-03
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TRING COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 25 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael James Sansom Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	75–100%	75–100%	sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

107 Jupiter Drive

Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire

HP2 5NU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SANSOM, Michael James→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-01

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Active

SANSOM, Michael James→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-08-03

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Active

SANSOM, Patricia→

director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-31

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Active

MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-03 · resigned 2010-05-01

Resigned

TRING COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-08-03 · resigned 2001-08-03

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Chad Alexander→

director · ~53y · appointed 2001-08-03 · resigned 2010-05-01

Resigned

TRING COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2001-08-03 · resigned 2001-08-03

Resigned

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