DAB FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09211407 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-06➖HUNTER, Alison resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-05-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-05-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-07-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-07-16📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08➕BRUNT, Daniel Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-03-08➕HUNTER, Alison appointeddirector
- 2014-09-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DAB FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2014-09-10➕CROWTHER, Neil Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ardent (Group) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ardent (Group) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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DAB FIRE ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · 09211407
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ardent (Group) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neil Kenneth Crowtherceased 07/02/2024· 50-75% shares · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 11 Becklands Close, Bar Lane
Roecliffe
York
North Yorkshire
YO51 9NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRUNT, Daniel Michael→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROWTHER, Neil Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNTER, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-08 · resigned 2023-04-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/04/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-05-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-05-12