FIGGIE (U.K.) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01931184 · ltd · incorporated 1985-07-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 32.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 32.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
44 officers (2 active, 44 linked, 30 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
234 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (100 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-30➕PLAATERUD, Lars Petter appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30➖SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigneddirector
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-31➖BROWN, Ian Richard resignedsecretary
- 2020-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-31➖CHAMBERS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2018-05-01➕SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointeddirector
- 2018-04-30➕BROWN, Ian Richard appointedsecretary
- 2018-04-30➖JUBB, David Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➕ASHLEY, David James appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04➕JUBB, David Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-04➖AYRE, Mark resigneddirector
- 2017-10-04➕CHAMBERS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-10-04➖SCHIESER, Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-08-31➖BOWIE, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-04-28➕AYRE, Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-04-28➖IVILL, Mark Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-04-28➕SCHIESER, Peter appointeddirector
- 2017-04-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-04-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-03-10➖ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-10➖ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resigneddirector
- 2014-11-30➖STONEHOUSE, David resigneddirector
- 2011-11-25➕ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointeddirector
- 2011-11-25➕BOWIE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2011-02-25➕ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-25➖IVILL, Mark Richard resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-25➖NEALE, David resigneddirector
- 2007-04-30➖KEMMANN LANE, Peter James resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-30➖KEMMANN LANE, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2007-04-30➖RAMSEY, Karl David resigneddirector
- 2007-04-24➕IVILL, Mark Richard appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-24➕IVILL, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2007-04-24➕NEALE, David appointeddirector
- 2006-06-20➕KEMMANN LANE, Peter James appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 100 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Figgie (G.B.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Figgie (G.B.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FIGGIE (U.K.) LIMITED
This company · 01931184
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Figgie (G.B.) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
3m Centre Cain Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 8HT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (2 active · 42 resigned)
ASHLEY, David James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLAATERUD, Lars Petter→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2017-03-10
BROWN, Ian Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2020-01-31
GERHARTZ, Scott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-03 · resigned 2002-06-21
HAWKINS, Malcolm Leonard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-12-24
IVILL, Mark Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2011-02-25
JUBB, David Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-04-30
KEMMANN LANE, Peter James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2007-04-30
KIERDORF, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-21 · resigned 2002-09-30
LINDEMANN, Glen William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-09-19 · resigned 2000-12-31
REGA, David Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-31 · resigned 2002-01-03
SIEDLER, Michael Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-03-21 · resigned 2002-01-03
STEWART, Michael Henley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2004-07-05
VILSACK, Robert David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-09-19
ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-25 · resigned 2017-03-10
AYRE, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-04-28 · resigned 2017-10-04
BOGGESS, Jerry Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-01-03 · resigned 2002-06-21
BOWIE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-11-25 · resigned 2017-08-31
CHAMBERS, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/03/1994 | 18/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Charge over credit balances | 1 property | 15/02/1994 | 18/04/2017 |
Recent filings (234 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-18