ANGLIA FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02765601 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-18
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 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 26.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
90 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31➖CLARK, Steven resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-09-28➕BULLIMORE, Karen appointeddirector
- 2007-09-28➕WARNER, Timothy Mark appointeddirector
- 2007-09-28➕CLARK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2007-09-28➖FAUX, Charles Arthur resigneddirector
- 2007-09-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1998-11-01➕BULLIMORE, Karen appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-01➖FAUX, Pamela Jean resignedsecretary
- 1998-11-01➖FAUX, Pamela Jean resigneddirector
- 1992-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGLIA FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
- 1992-11-18➕FAUX, Pamela Jean appointedsecretary
- 1992-11-18➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-18➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-11-18➕FAUX, Charles Arthur appointeddirector
- 1992-11-18➕FAUX, Pamela Jean appointeddirector
- 1992-11-18➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-11-18➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy Mark Warner Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
7 Kestrel Park Finch Drive
Springwood Industrial Estate
Braintree
CM7 2SF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
BULLIMORE, Karen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNER, Timothy Mark→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAUX, Pamela Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1998-11-01
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1992-11-18
CLARK, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2018-01-31
FAUX, Charles Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 2007-09-28
FAUX, Pamela Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1998-11-01
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-18 · resigned 1992-11-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/09/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 18/05/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-25