ALLIANCE FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED

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02489540 · ltd · incorporated 1990-04-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.77M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,771,361
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£354k£709k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.77M£1.58M
Current assets£1.71M£1.54M
Cash£101.4k£292.5k
Debtors£1.59M£1.24M
Net assets£1.77M£1.58M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    MUSA, Aakila resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    MUSA, Aakila resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-07-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    MUSA, Sehnaz Usman resigned
    director
  20. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    MUSA, Aakila appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    MUSA, Aakila appointed
    director
  22. 2007-07-31
    ➖
    MUSA, Sehnaz Usman resigned
    secretary
  23. 1993-11-23
    ➖
    HAWORTH, Philip Caley resigned
    secretary
  24. 1993-11-23
    ➕
    MUSA, Sehnaz Usman appointed
    secretary
  25. 1993-11-23
    ➖
    HAWORTH, Philip Caley resigned
    director
  26. 1993-11-23
    ➕
    MUSA, Sehnaz Usman appointed
    director
  27. 1990-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLIANCE FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MUSA, Aakila resigned 2026-04-01; MUSA, Aakila resigned 2026-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Usman Ibrahim Musa
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Varis Business Park
On Challenge Way
Blackburn
Lancs
BB1 5QB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MUSA, Usman→
director · ~67y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAWORTH, Philip Caley→
secretary · resigned 1993-11-23
Resigned
MUSA, Aakila→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
MUSA, Sehnaz Usman→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-23 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
HAWORTH, Philip Caley→
director · ~91y · resigned 1993-11-23
Resigned
MUSA, Aakila→
director · ~40y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
MUSA, Sehnaz Usman→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-11-23 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30