FIREDRIVER DIESEL ENGINES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC099844 · ltd · incorporated 1986-07-01
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 27.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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

1 live charge · oldest 27.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2022-12-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-19
    ➕
    CUSTER, Adrienne appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-04-19
    ➖
    LOEBIG, Paul E resigned
    secretary
  9. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2001-05-11
    ➕
    LOEBIG, Paul E appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-05-11
    ➖
    MCMAHON, Terry resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    MORRISON, Robert resigned
    director
  21. 1999-04-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1998-10-05
    ➕
    ANDREAE, Mark appointed
    director
  23. 1998-10-05
    ➕
    PETRIE, Dane appointed
    director
  24. 1998-10-05
    ➕
    MCMAHON, Terry appointed
    secretary
  25. 1998-10-05
    ➖
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-11-15
    ➖
    YORKE, David resigned
    director
  27. 1986-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIREDRIVER DIESEL ENGINES LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Clarke Fire Protection Products Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clarke Fire Protection Products Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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FIREDRIVER DIESEL ENGINES LIMITED
This company · SC099844

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
Clarke Fire Protection Products Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 1
Grange Works
Lomond Road
Coatbridge
ML5 2NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CUSTER, Adrienne→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDREAE, Mark→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-10-05
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Active
PETRIE, Dane→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOEBIG, Paul E→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2022-04-19
Resigned
MCMAHON, Terry→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-05 · resigned 2001-05-11
Resigned
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 1998-10-05
Resigned
MORRISON, Robert→
director · ~75y · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
YORKE, David→
director · ~80y · resigned 1991-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/04/1999—
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13