ACE FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03019242 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-07
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
105 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,135,471
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£499k
↓ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£801k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£227k£454k£681k£908k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.18M£1.20M
Current assets£800.6k£863.2k
Cash£499.4k£557.4k
Debtors£300.2k£305.0k
Net assets£1.14M£1.11M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-04
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2019-11-04
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-06-08
    ➕
    CARTER, Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    LEE, Caroline Ann resigned
    director
  16. 2018-06-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2018-06-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-06
    ➕
    BARR, Nicola appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-08
    ➖
    SUTTON, Amy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-12-12
    ➖
    BARR, Nicola Alexandra resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-12-12
    ➕
    SUTTON, Amy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-06-20
    ➕
    BARR, Nicola Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-06-20
    ➖
    LEE, Caroline Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-06-20
    ➖
    CARTER, Andrew John resigned
    director
  26. 2005-06-20
    ➕
    LEE, Caroline Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-06-20
    ➖
    MUNFORD, Gemma Jane resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-07
    ➕
    CARTER, Andrew John appointed
    director
  29. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    LEE, Carol resigned
    secretary
  30. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    MUNFORD, Gemma Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-09-10
    ➕
    LEE, Caroline Ann appointed
    director
  32. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    MUNFORD, Gemma Jane resigned
    director
  33. 1998-10-01
    ➖
    COUGHLAN, Steven resigned
    director
  34. 1998-10-01
    ➕
    MUNFORD, Gemma Jane appointed
    director
  35. 1995-09-15
    ➖
    COUGHLAN, Steven resigned
    secretary
  36. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    LEE, Carol appointed
    secretary
  37. 1995-09-15
    ➖
    CORNELIUS, Gavin resigned
    director
  38. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    COUGHLAN, Steven appointed
    director
  39. 1995-02-10
    ➕
    COUGHLAN, Steven appointed
    secretary
  40. 1995-02-10
    ➕
    CORNELIUS, Gavin appointed
    director
  41. 1995-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
  42. 1995-02-07
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1995-02-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1995-02-07
    ➕
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1995-02-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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

🏛️
Sobera Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ACE FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
This company · 03019242

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
Sobera Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/01/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Nicola Barrceased 04/01/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Incorporated1995-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

146 High Street
Billericay
Essex
CM12 9DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BARR, Nicola→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARR, Nicola Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-20 · resigned 2009-12-12
Resigned
COUGHLAN, Steven→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
LEE, Carol→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
LEE, Caroline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-20 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned
MUNFORD, Gemma Jane→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2005-06-20
Resigned
SUTTON, Amy→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-12 · resigned 2013-02-08
Resigned
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
Resigned
CARTER, Andrew John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-06-07 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned
CORNELIUS, Gavin→
director · ~58y · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
COUGHLAN, Steven→
director · ~58y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
LEE, Caroline Ann→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-09-10 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
MUNFORD, Gemma Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-07 · resigned 1995-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2019-11-04