1ST CALL COURIER LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.3k | £48.1k |
| Current assets | £171.0k | £215.5k |
| Cash | £19.6k | £24.5k |
| Debtors | £151.5k | £191.0k |
| Net assets | £-3.3k | £35.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-08-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-08-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-07-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-04➖KNIGHTLEY, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2021-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-15➕KNIGHTLEY, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2011-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST CALL COURIER LTD
- 2011-05-24➕GRAHAM, Steven Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Paul Graham Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard John Knightleyceased 10/02/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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