A. A. I. FIRE SYSTEMS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

03342226 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-01

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33190

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.6y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 28.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-04-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-04-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2009-12-10
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WORSLEY, Ronald resigned
director
2009-12-09
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GILMORE, Andrew Elliot appointed
director
2003-06-28
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GILMORE, Andrew resigned
director
2003-06-26
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AVEY, Keith resigned
director
2003-06-12
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WORSLEY, Ronald appointed
director
1997-11-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1997-04-01
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Company incorporated
As A. A. I. FIRE SYSTEMS LTD.
1997-04-01
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AVEY, Keith appointed
secretary
1997-04-01
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-04-01
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-04-01
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AVEY, Keith appointed
director
1997-04-01
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GILMORE, Andrew appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Keith Paul Avey Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Elliot Gilmore Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1997-04-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Security House

Stirling Industrial Estate

Stirling Way, Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

WD6 2BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AVEY, Keith→

secretary · appointed 1997-04-01

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Active

GILMORE, Andrew Elliot→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-12-09

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Active

CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 1997-04-01

Resigned

AVEY, Keith→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2003-06-26

Resigned

GILMORE, Andrew→

director · ~58y · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2003-06-28

Resigned

WORSLEY, Ronald→

director · ~78y · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2009-12-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	06/11/1997	—

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