ABLAZE FIRE PROTECTION LTD

💤Zombieactive

11798461 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-30

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 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	2	200

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-08
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RAI, Kuldip Kaur appointed
secretary
2023-12-08
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RICE, Sharron resigned
secretary
2023-12-08
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RICE, Peter, Mr. resigned
director
2023-12-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
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RICE, Brett appointed
director
2022-05-17
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RICE, Sharron appointed
secretary
2022-04-24
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MCMAHON, Natasha Louise resigned
director
2022-04-24
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RICE, Peter, Mr. appointed
director
2019-10-28
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MCMAHON, Natasha Louise appointed
director
2019-10-28
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RICE, Peter, Mr. resigned
director
2019-06-07
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RICE, Bradley Matthew resigned
director
2019-06-07
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RICE, Peter, Mr. appointed
director
2019-01-30
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Company incorporated
As ABLAZE FIRE PROTECTION LTD
2019-01-30
➕
RICE, Bradley Matthew appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brett Rice Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	19/06/2023

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr. Peter Riceceased 19/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mrs Natasha Louise Mcmahonceased 24/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr. Peter Riceceased 28/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Bradley Matthew Riceceased 07/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-01-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Chandos Business Centre

87 Warwick Street

Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

CV32 4RJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-12

Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

RAI, Kuldip Kaur→

secretary · appointed 2023-12-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RICE, Brett→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-03-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RICE, Sharron→

secretary · appointed 2022-05-17 · resigned 2023-12-08

Resigned

MCMAHON, Natasha Louise→

director · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-28 · resigned 2022-04-24

Resigned

RICE, Bradley Matthew→

director · ~33y · appointed 2019-01-30 · resigned 2019-06-07

Resigned

RICE, Peter, Mr.→

director · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-24 · resigned 2023-12-08

Resigned

RICE, Peter, Mr.→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-07 · resigned 2019-10-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-12

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-06

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-12-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-12-11

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-12-08

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-12-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-12-08

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-10