SWAN FIRE (U.K.) LTD

🌳Matureactive
09798025 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-28
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees800800

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-17
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  4. 2022-08-10
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2020-10-19
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  7. 2019-08-16
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  8. 2018-07-24
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  9. 2017-06-28
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  10. 2017-06-15
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2016-03-17
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    address · AD01
  12. 2015-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As SWAN FIRE (U.K.) LTD
  13. 2015-09-28
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    HARE, Richard appointed
    secretary
  14. 2015-09-28
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    HARE, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  15. 2015-09-28
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    HARE, Richard Warren appointed
    director
  16. 2015-09-28
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Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
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.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Warren Hare
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Catherine Ann Hare
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Office F, Spinners Court
55 West End
Witney
Oxon
OX28 1NH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HARE, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-28
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Active
HARE, Catherine Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-28
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Active
HARE, Richard Warren→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-28
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Recent filings (22 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
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2025-07-02
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2024-10-11
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accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
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accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
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accounts · AA
2021-08-25
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accounts · AA
2020-10-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
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accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-03