PAINS FIREWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01467177 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-17
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
£1.67M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.2y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
170 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,666,320
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£338k£677k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.71M£1.65M
Current assets£1.69M£1.28M
Cash£1.12M£713.4k
Debtors£247.6k£279.8k
Net assets£1.67M£1.54M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-12-19
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  3. 2025-12-19
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  4. 2025-12-18
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  5. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2022-09-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-09-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2022-09-12
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  12. 2022-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2021-03-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-03-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-03-18
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  19. 2021-03-14
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  20. 2020-06-18
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    DEEKER, Julia Catherine appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-23
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    GRIFFITHS, Timothy John appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-19
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    ALVIS, David John resigned
    director
  23. 2015-12-01
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    LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-12-01
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    LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge resigned
    director
  25. 2012-04-18
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    DEEKER, Philip John resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-20
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    ALVIS, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2009-07-20
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    LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge appointed
    director
  28. 2009-07-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2006-04-26
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    CRUMP, David Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2006-04-26
    ➖
    DEEKER, John Harold resigned
    director
  31. 2006-04-26
    ➖
    DEEKER, Pamela Iris resigned
    director
  32. 2005-04-27
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    DEEKER, John Harold resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-04-27
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    LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    DEEKER, William James resigned
    director
  35. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    DEEKER, John Harold appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-05-27
    ➖
    CRAWLEY, Carol Judith resigned
    secretary
  37. 2002-05-27
    ➖
    CRAWLEY, Carol Judith resigned
    director
  38. 2000-05-04
    ➕
    CRUMP, David Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 1998-11-25
    ➕
    CRAWLEY, Carol Judith appointed
    secretary
  40. 1998-11-25
    ➖
    DEEKER, John Harold resigned
    secretary
  41. 1998-11-25
    ➕
    DEEKER, Pamela Iris appointed
    director
  42. 1994-03-31
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    WELLS, Wilfrid Denver resigned
    director
  43. 1993-12-01
    ➕
    DEEKER, Guy Julian appointed
    director
  44. 1993-12-01
    ➕
    CRAWLEY, Carol Judith appointed
    director
  45. 1993-12-01
    ➕
    DEEKER, Philip John appointed
    director
  46. 1992-08-03
    ➕
    DEEKER, John Harold appointed
    secretary
  47. 1992-08-03
    ➖
    DEEKER, Pamela Iris resigned
    secretary
  48. 1992-07-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  49. 1992-07-01
    ➕
    DEEKER, William James appointed
    director
  50. 1981-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Pains Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pains Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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PAINS FIREWORKS LIMITED
This company · 01467177

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
Pains Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Guy Julian Deekerceased 03/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Carol Judith Crawleyceased 23/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1979-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Common Farm Cottage The Common
Damerham
Fordingbridge
SP6 3HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

DEEKER, Guy Julian→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEEKER, Julia Catherine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-06-18
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Timothy John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWLEY, Carol Judith→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-25 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned
DEEKER, John Harold→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2005-04-27
Resigned
DEEKER, John Harold→
secretary · appointed 1992-08-03 · resigned 1998-11-25
Resigned
DEEKER, Pamela Iris→
secretary · resigned 1992-08-03
Resigned
LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-27 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
ALVIS, David John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-20 · resigned 2018-12-19
Resigned
CRAWLEY, Carol Judith→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned
CRUMP, David Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-05-04 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
DEEKER, John Harold→
director · ~95y · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
DEEKER, Pamela Iris→
director · ~94y · appointed 1998-11-25 · resigned 2006-04-26
Resigned
DEEKER, Philip John→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 2012-04-18
Resigned
DEEKER, William James→
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-07-01 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
LIND, Stafford Clive Kerridge→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-07-20 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
WELLS, Wilfrid Denver→
director · ~112y · resigned 1994-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property06/07/2009—
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
Credit agreement1 property14/07/1992—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property10/04/1981—
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Recent filings (170 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-13
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-09-12