1STBUSINESSSOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07676969 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-23 | 2024-06-30 |
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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 1STBUSINESSSOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2011-06-21➕HAGENBEEK, Sander Pieter Jorden appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr. Sander Pieter Jorden Hagenbeek Individual · Dutch · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10 FIELDHOUSE LTD→ 11774952 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 12 BAR ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 06261300 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 14 TWENTY CONSULTING LTD→ 13449731 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE BOOKKEEPING AND PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 14668637 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 2 PENGUINS LIMITED→ 12227609 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 21DAYS LTD→ 11236496 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 22 BLACK LIMITED→ 12283008 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 24/7 PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 11377508 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 24/7 QUALITY SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15293741 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 24/7 SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 12447059 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 247 ASBESTOS SERVICES LTD→ 16005569 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 25LBE LIMITED→ 16782406 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
The Apex
2 Sheriffs Orchard
Coventry
CV1 3PP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HAGENBEEK, Sander Pieter Jorden→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-06-21
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Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-03