A&E FIRE AND SECURITY LTD

💤Zombieactive
01398439 · ltd · incorporated 1978-11-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 26.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees8600

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
    ➖
    GABB, Victoria Ann resigned
    director
  4. 2023-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-04
    ➕
    STALLARD, Edward Jack appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-10-04
    ➖
    STALLARD, Jonathan Dene resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-10-04
    ➖
    STALLARD, Jonathan Dene resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-10-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2022-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2022-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-07-08
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    GABB, Victoria Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2021-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2019-12-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  27. 2019-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 2018-05-21
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2018-01-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  30. 2017-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2017-08-21
    ➖
    DIGGINES, Marcus resigned
    director
  32. 2017-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #3
  33. 2017-03-20
    ➖
    AMPHLETT, Roy resigned
    director
  34. 2017-02-01
    ➕
    DIGGINES, Marcus appointed
    director
  35. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    STALLARD, Edward Jack appointed
    director
  36. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    STALLARD, Jonathan Dene appointed
    secretary
  37. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    STALLARD, Sally resigned
    secretary
  38. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    STALLARD, Graham John resigned
    director
  39. 2013-03-27
    ➖
    STALLARD, Sally resigned
    director
  40. 2010-03-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 2009-01-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  42. 2007-08-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: John Forbes-Nixon
  43. 2006-01-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  44. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    AMPHLETT, Roy appointed
    director
  45. 1999-07-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  46. 1978-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A&E FIRE AND SECURITY LTD

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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

A & E Fire Equipment (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & E Fire Equipment (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A&E FIRE AND SECURITY LTD
This company · 01398439

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A & E Fire Equipment (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jonathan Dene Stallardceased 29/09/2017· 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 4 Bamfurlong Industrial Estate
Staverton
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6SX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STALLARD, Edward Jack→
secretary · appointed 2023-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STALLARD, Edward Jack→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STALLARD, Jonathan Dene→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned
STALLARD, Sally→
secretary · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
AMPHLETT, Roy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-01-01 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned
DIGGINES, Marcus→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2017-08-21
Resigned
GABB, Victoria Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-08 · resigned 2023-11-23
Resigned
STALLARD, Graham John→
director · ~97y · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned
STALLARD, Jonathan Dene→
director · ~68y · resigned 2023-10-04
Resigned
STALLARD, Sally→
director · ~91y · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
A registered charge—13/12/2019—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/05/2018—
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—12/01/201803/08/2022
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property30/01/200916/03/2019
satisfied
John Forbes-Nixon
Mortgage1 property20/08/200722/03/2017
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Aircraft mortgage1 property31/01/200605/03/2010
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/07/199909/12/2017
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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27