ACTIVE FIRE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12167411 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-11
    ➕
    DORRICOTT, Francesca Louise appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-10-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-07
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Adrian John resigned
    director
  9. 2022-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-12-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Adrian John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FIRE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2019-08-21
    ➕
    DORRICOTT, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2019-08-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DORRICOTT, Francesca Louise (same surname) appointed 2026-03-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Dorricott
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

Derwent Busines Centre Limited
Clarke Street
Derby
DE1 2BU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DORRICOTT, David John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORRICOTT, Francesca Louise→
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-03-11
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Active
WILLIAMS, Adrian John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-12-18 · resigned 2023-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17