FUMINEX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05459043 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-20
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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 £1,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£200£400£600£800£1kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1.0k£1.0k
Current assets£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-05-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-13
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    AYERS, Michael David Stephen appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-13
    ➖
    BROOK, Joe Matthew resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-13
    ➖
    BROOK, Peter Kenneth resigned
    director
  15. 2021-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-05-22
    ➖
    MCHUGH, Fiona Michelle Alison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-05-22
    ➕
    BROOK, Joe Matthew appointed
    director
  24. 2006-03-01
    ➖
    BROOK, Peter Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-03-01
    ➕
    MCHUGH, Fiona Michelle Alison appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-03-01
    ➖
    LIMBERT, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2005-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FUMINEX LIMITED
  28. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    BROOK, Peter Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    BROOK, Peter Kenneth appointed
    director
  30. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    LIMBERT, Michael appointed
    director

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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Precision Pest Management Solutions Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Precision Pest Management Solutions Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FUMINEX LIMITED
This company · 05459043

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Precision Pest Management Solutions Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/12/2021
Mr Michael David Stephen Ayers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest13/12/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Kenneth Brookceased 13/12/2021· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Precision House 267 Iveson Drive
Ireland Wood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS16 6LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

AYERS, Michael David Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Peter Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned
MCHUGH, Fiona Michelle Alison→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2008-05-22
Resigned
BROOK, Joe Matthew→
director · ~38y · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2021-12-13
Resigned
BROOK, Peter Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2021-12-13
Resigned
LIMBERT, Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27