SWIFT-N-SURE (FIRE APPLIANCES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC050606 · ltd · incorporated 1972-05-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 46.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2024-09-10
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  3. 2023-08-17
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  4. 2022-11-09
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2022-11-09
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-09
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    officers · AP03
  7. 2022-11-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-11-01
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    WORTHEY, Sharron Louise appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Gary appointed
    director
  10. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    HYMAN, Harvey Paul resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-11-01
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    HYMAN, Harvey Paul resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-30
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    SEBAG, Emmanuel David Oliver Adrien resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2021-01-08
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  17. 2019-07-29
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  18. 2018-07-02
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  19. 2017-06-07
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  20. 2016-06-29
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  21. 2009-01-26
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    GIBBONS, Brian Frank resigned
    director
  22. 2003-11-18
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    GRIBBEN, James Clancy resigned
    director
  23. 2002-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  24. 2002-11-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2002-11-12
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    POLLARD, Richard John appointed
    director
  26. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    GIBBONS, Brian Frank appointed
    director
  27. 2002-11-12
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    HYMAN, Irving Mayo resigned
    director
  28. 2002-11-12
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    SEBAG, Emmanuel David Oliver Adrien appointed
    director
  29. 1991-05-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  30. 1991-02-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 1991-02-18
    ➕
    HYMAN, Harvey Paul appointed
    secretary
  32. 1991-02-18
    ➖
    MORGAN, Alan Cecil resigned
    secretary
  33. 1991-02-18
    ➕
    GRIBBEN, James Clancy appointed
    director
  34. 1991-02-18
    ➕
    HYMAN, Harvey Paul appointed
    director
  35. 1991-02-18
    ➕
    HYMAN, Irving Mayo appointed
    director
  36. 1991-02-18
    ➖
    MORGAN, Alan Cecil resigned
    director
  37. 1991-02-18
    ➖
    MORGAN, Margaret Marie resigned
    director
  38. 1991-02-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  39. 1980-03-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  40. 1980-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  41. 1972-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SWIFT-N-SURE (FIRE APPLIANCES) LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Asco Extinguishers Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Asco Extinguishers Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SWIFT-N-SURE (FIRE APPLIANCES) LIMITED
This company · SC050606

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Asco Extinguishers Company Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1972-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 1.1 Festival Court
Brand Street
Glasgow
G51 1DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

WORTHEY, Sharron Louise→
secretary · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
POLLARD, Richard John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-12
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Active
ROBINSON, Gary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-01
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Active
HYMAN, Harvey Paul→
secretary · appointed 1991-02-18 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
MORGAN, Alan Cecil→
secretary · resigned 1991-02-18
Resigned
GIBBONS, Brian Frank→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2009-01-26
Resigned
GRIBBEN, James Clancy→
director · ~86y · appointed 1991-02-18 · resigned 2003-11-18
Resigned
HYMAN, Harvey Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 1991-02-18 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
HYMAN, Irving Mayo→
director · ~101y · appointed 1991-02-18 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
MORGAN, Alan Cecil→
director · resigned 1991-02-18
Resigned
MORGAN, Margaret Marie→
director · resigned 1991-02-18
Resigned
SEBAG, Emmanuel David Oliver Adrien→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property21/02/199104/12/2002
part-satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property18/02/1991—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property17/03/198013/11/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property13/02/198024/05/1991
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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-04