A CLASS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08405510 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-15
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Average employees1000

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-13
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, Lorraine Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    FINNEY, Cornelius Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, Neil Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2013-02-16
    ➖
    ST GUILLAUME, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-02-16
    ➕
    FINNEY, Cornelius Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2013-02-16
    ➖
    GRUPA, Anna Magdalena resigned
    director
  24. 2013-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A CLASS FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    ST GUILLAUME, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    GRUPA, Anna Magdalena 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Neil Andrew Traynor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

The Coach House Unit 42 St Marys Business Centre
66-70 Bourne Road
Bexley
Kent
DA5 1LU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TRAYNOR, Lorraine Ann→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAYNOR, Neil Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ST GUILLAUME, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-02-16
Resigned
FINNEY, Cornelius Edward→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-02-16 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned
GRUPA, Anna Magdalena→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-08