FIRST CHOICE HOME SUPPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC583434 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-08
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,889
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 193% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£8.9k£6.6k
Current assets£6.6k£3.8k
Net assets£1.9k£644

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-23
    ➖
    MCPHERSON, Greame resigned
    director
  11. 2022-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-06-18
    ➕
    COLLIE, Kerry appointed
    director
  13. 2022-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-05-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-26
    ➖
    MCPHERSON, Carol resigned
    director
  19. 2022-04-26
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Greame appointed
    director
  20. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRST CHOICE HOME SUPPORT LIMITED
  24. 2017-12-08
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Carol appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Kerry Collie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest18/06/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graeme Mcphersonceased 23/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mrs Carol Mcphersonceased 26/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2017-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

419 Harris Drive
Aberdeen
AB24 2AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COLLIE, Kerry→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-18
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Active
MCPHERSON, Carol→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-12-08 · resigned 2022-04-26
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Greame→
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-04-26 · resigned 2023-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-19