FIRE ESCAPE (UK) LIMITED
⚰️Wound downdissolved
06990807 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2013-09-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2013-09-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2013-05-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2013-05-13📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2013-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2011-09-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-08-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2010-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2009-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2009-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs FIRE ESCAPE (UK) LIMITED
- 2009-08-14➕BUCKLEY, Martyn Brian appointeddirector
- 2009-08-14➕EARLEY, Patricia Pina appointeddirector
- 2009-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
1 high ·Company dissolved
highCompany has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-09-03
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| 2 FORTY ONE LTD→ 06871848 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| A-SAFE HQ LTD→ 05407505 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A-SAFE INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 10523604 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A-SAFE UK LTD→ 10530847 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Mile Thorn Works
Gibbet Street
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 4JR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2012-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)
BUCKLEY, Martyn Brian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-08-14
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EARLEY, Patricia Pina→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-08-14
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-09-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2013-05-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2013-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2013-02-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2011-11-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-08-04
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2009-10-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2009-08-14