ADMIRAL FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12244161 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,668
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 364% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.7k | £-1.8k |
| Current assets | £66.4k | £52.6k |
| Net assets | £4.7k | £-1.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31➖MORGAN, Clive Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-12➖AUSTIN, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2025-02-12➖BURCHELL, Phillip Stanley resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30➖TAYLOR, Neil John resigneddirector
- 2022-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-15➕MORGAN, Clive Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMIRAL FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2019-10-04➕GERRARD, Andrew Duncan appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04➕AUSTIN, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04➕BURCHELL, Phillip Stanley appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04➕TAYLOR, Neil John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Admiral Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Admiral Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ADMIRAL FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 12244161
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Admiral Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/02/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew James Austinceased 04/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Neil John Taylorceased 04/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Duncan Gerrardceased 04/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Phillip Stanley Burchellceased 04/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Chart House
2 Effingham Road
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GERRARD, Andrew Duncan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AUSTIN, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2025-02-12
BURCHELL, Phillip Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2025-02-12
MORGAN, Clive Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-15 · resigned 2025-05-31
TAYLOR, Neil John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2022-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-05