1ST STOP ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES BRISTOL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10540302 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,063
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.7k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £5.9k | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 5 address
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 address
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-10📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST STOP ACCOUNTANCY AND TAX SERVICES BRISTOL LIMITED
- 2016-12-28➕STEVENS, Lorraine appointeddirector
- 2016-12-28➕WELLS, Benjamin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Lorraine Stevens Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 28/12/2016 |
Mr Benjamin Wells Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 28/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 STOP GRAPHICS LTD→ 11753812 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| 164 LIMITED→ 07309972 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 164 PERFORMANCE LTD→ 15507906 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1927 HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12013492 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
10540302 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEVENS, Lorraine→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-12-28
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WELLS, Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-12-28
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Recent filings (29 total)
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-10
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29