CENTURION FIRE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06890180 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-28
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-09-10
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Barry appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-03
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Brian resigned
    director
  21. 2011-12-15
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Christine Michelle appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Brian appointed
    director
  23. 2011-03-30
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2011-03-21
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Barry resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Barry appointed
    director
  26. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Moyra resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Barry resigned
    director
  28. 2009-07-09
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2009-07-09
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Moyra resigned
    director
  30. 2009-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CENTURION FIRE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  31. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Moyra appointed
    secretary
  32. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Barry appointed
    director
  33. 2009-04-28
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Moyra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Miss Christine Michelle Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

6 Pier Point Marine Walk
Roker
Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR6 0PP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MARSHALL, Barry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Christine Michelle→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Moyra→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned
MARSHALL, Barry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
MARSHALL, Barry→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned
MARSHALL, Brian→
director · ~91y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2012-05-03
Resigned
MARSHALL, Fiona Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-07-09 · resigned 2011-03-30
Resigned
MARSHALL, Moyra→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-04-28 · resigned 2009-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09