ACG FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13219132 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-23
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£78.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £78,655
Cash YoY
+59%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£107k
↑ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£188k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.5k | £51.1k |
| Current assets | £188.2k | £143.2k |
| Cash | £107.4k | £67.4k |
| Debtors | £80.7k | £75.8k |
| Net assets | £78.7k | £43.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ACG FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED
- 2021-02-23➕GARFORTH, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-02-23➕GARFORTH, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2021-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Garforth Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/02/2021 |
Mr Anthony Garforth Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250
Registered office
5/6 Salmon Fields Business Village
Oldham
Lancashire
OL2 6HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GARFORTH, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARFORTH, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-23