1ST RESPONSE GROUP LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC621748 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 38120SIC 38120
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,652
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£248k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.0k | — |
| Current assets | £247.9k | — |
| Cash | £3.2k | — |
| Debtors | £244.7k | — |
| Net assets | £1.7k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-30➖WATTS, Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-31➕WATTS, Marie Ann appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-31➕WATTS, Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2020-10-30➖HUTCHINS, Wayne Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-30➕SMITH, Peter William appointeddirector
- 2019-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2019-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST RESPONSE GROUP LTD
- 2019-02-19➕HUTCHINS, Wayne Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-02-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter William Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Wayne Hutchinsceased 30/10/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Office 12 Craigarnhall
Stirling
FK9 4NG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Peter William→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2019-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTCHINS, Wayne Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-19 · resigned 2020-10-30
WATTS, Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-10-31 · resigned 2022-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/03/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-25