1ST OPTION CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08879586 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-06
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hospital activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-09-10
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    DITIMA, Dawn Gamuchirai Chiedza resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST OPTION CARE LIMITED
  19. 2014-02-06
    ➕
    CHIZANGA, Dadirai appointed
    director
  20. 2014-02-06
    ➕
    UDENSI, Peter Orji appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-06
    ➕
    DITIMA, Dawn Gamuchirai Chiedza appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Dadiraj Chizanga
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

4 Blackbird Close Blackbird Close
Stanway
Colchester
CO3 8BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHIZANGA, Dadirai→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UDENSI, Peter Orji→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DITIMA, Dawn Gamuchirai Chiedza→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-06 · resigned 2014-09-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-05-21