BEACON FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09011480 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£190.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £190,720
Cash YoY
+62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£217k
↑ 62% YoY
Net Worth
£191k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£597k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£119k£239k£358k£477k£597kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£195.4k£210.6k
Current assets£596.8k£455.5k
Cash£217.4k£134.0k
Debtors£329.5k£279.5k
Net assets£190.7k£91.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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  2. 2026-04-29
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  3. 2026-04-14
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  4. 2026-04-14
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  5. 2026-04-13
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  6. 2026-04-13
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-04-10
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  8. 2026-04-10
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  9. 2026-01-22
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  10. 2024-11-28
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  11. 2023-12-08
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  12. 2023-04-05
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  13. 2022-01-27
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  14. 2021-01-18
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  15. 2019-11-21
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  16. 2019-01-02
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  17. 2014-07-31
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    BORTHWICK, Leanne appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-31
    ➕
    BORTHWICK, Shaun appointed
    director
  19. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    STORR, Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2014-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEACON FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
  21. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    BORTHWICK, John James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-25
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    BORTHWICK, Ruth Lesley appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    STORR, Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John James Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Ruth Lesley Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Leanne Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Shaun Borthwick
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Unit 6b, Redhills Business Park Redhills Lane
Redhills
Penrith
CA11 0DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BORTHWICK, John James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORTHWICK, Leanne→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORTHWICK, Ruth Lesley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORTHWICK, Shaun→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STORR, Martin→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19