ACTIVE FIRE & SECURITY (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06524925 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FIRE & SECURITY (UK) LIMITED
  17. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    OVEY, Natalie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    WELLS, Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    Sameday Company Services Limited appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-03-05
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    Sameday Company Services Limited resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    Wildman & Battell Limited appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2008-03-05
    ➖
    Wildman & Battell Limited resigned
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Wells
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Miss Natalie Wells
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/11/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

The Barnbrook
Stoney Cross
Bideford
Devon
EX39 4PY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

OVEY, Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-05
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Active
WELLS, Matthew→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-03-05
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Active
Sameday Company Services Limited→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-05 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned
Wildman & Battell Limited→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-05 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10