ANGELFIRE PYROTECHNICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05428566 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£103.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,134
Net assets shrinking
Down £121 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£103k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£118k£147kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£99.6k£128.1k
Current assets£143.3k£147.2k
Net assets£103.1k£103.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-02-15
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    LITTLE, Paul Crawford appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-09
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    ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  18. 2010-02-09
    ➖
    ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine resigned
    director
  19. 2010-01-18
    ➖
    ROLSTONE, Steven James resigned
    director
  20. 2008-12-01
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    LITTLE, Paul Crawford resigned
    director
  21. 2005-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGELFIRE PYROTECHNICS LTD
  22. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    LITTLE, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    LITTLE, Paul Crawford appointed
    director
  25. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine appointed
    director
  26. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    ROLSTONE, Steven James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Mark Little
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Va Accountancy Suite 9, Swallow Court, Devonshire Gate
Sampford Peverell
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 7EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LITTLE, Paul Crawford→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLE, Richard Mark→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned
LITTLE, Paul Crawford→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
ROLSTONE, Gemma Lorraine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned
ROLSTONE, Steven James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2010-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-19