B4 FIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
09420499 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2015-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As B4 FIRE LTD
  20. 2015-02-03
    ➕
    JONES, Keith William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith William Jones
Individual · American · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

4 Drumlin Drive
Creeting St. Mary
Ipswich
IP6 8TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Keith William→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-03
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Recent filings (39 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-30