BCK FIRE SPRINKLERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10201317 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-26
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 May 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (72/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-15
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  4. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-02-20
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BCK FIRE SPRINKLERS LIMITED
  15. 2016-05-26
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    JOHNSON, Charlene Ida appointed
    director
  16. 2016-05-26
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    JOHNSON, Kevan Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 Kevan Paul Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2016
Mrs Charlene Ida Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Glebe House Webbs Lane
32 Overstone Road
Sywell
Northamptonshire
NN6 0AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSON, Charlene Ida→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-26
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JOHNSON, Kevan Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-05-26
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28