BB FIRE SAFETY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13694462 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-20➕BURCHAM, Michael Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs BB FIRE SAFETY LTD
- 2021-10-21➕BAKER, Ryan Michael appointeddirector
- 2021-10-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 |
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Mr Michael Thomas Burcham Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 22/10/2021 |
Mr Ryan Michael Baker Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 21/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250
Registered office
90 Beechings Way
Twydall
Gillingham
ME8 6LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BAKER, Ryan Michael→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURCHAM, Michael Thomas→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-21