1ST CHOICE D B DRIVEWAYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04724975 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £7,786
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.3k | £9.6k |
| Current assets | £30.1k | £33.0k |
| Net assets | £7.8k | £7.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-31➖ATLAS CONSULTANCY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST CHOICE D B DRIVEWAYS LIMITED
- 2003-04-07➕BARNEY, Danny appointeddirector
- 2003-04-07➕BARNEY, Sandra Elizabrth appointeddirector
- 2003-04-07➕DOOLEY, Anthony Brian appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-07➖DOOLEY, Anthony Brian resignedsecretary
- 2003-04-07➕ATLAS CONSULTANCY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Barney Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Danny John Barney Jr Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
Sandra Elizabrth Barney Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 The Dell
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BARNEY, Danny→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARNEY, Sandra Elizabrth→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOOLEY, Anthony Brian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-04-07
ATLAS CONSULTANCY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2012-12-31
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-21