PEGASUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC178102 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.3y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £3,737,070

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Profit before tax£3.74M£2.06M
Average employees67007000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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  2. 2024-05-03
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  3. 2023-09-05
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  4. 2023-09-05
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  5. 2023-05-31
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  6. 2022-05-10
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  7. 2021-05-31
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  8. 2021-01-26
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-12-31
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    SINCLAIR, John resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-26
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  11. 2019-10-01
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  12. 2019-10-01
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  13. 2019-06-04
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  14. 2019-03-14
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-01
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    SHAW, Christopher John appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-19
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  17. 2018-07-19
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  18. 2018-07-01
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    BURNS, Colin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-01
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    SINCLAIR, John appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-09-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2015-09-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2012-02-29
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    WILLIAMSON, Brian resigned
    director
  24. 2003-08-31
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    SCOTT, Alan resigned
    director
  25. 2002-03-01
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    SCOTT, Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2002-03-01
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    WILLIAMSON, Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2000-03-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1999-08-30
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    MCHALE, Mathew James resigned
    director
  29. 1998-01-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1997-11-14
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    SINCLAIR, William Boyd appointed
    director
  31. 1997-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As PEGASUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED
  32. 1997-08-19
    ➕
    SHAW, Christopher John appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-08-19
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-08-19
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1997-08-19
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    MCHALE, Mathew James appointed
    director
  36. 1997-08-19
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1997-08-19
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/09/2023
Mr William Boyd Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

25a Bankhead Drive
Sighthill
Edinburgh
EH11 4DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

SHAW, Christopher John→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, Colin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-07-01
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Active
SHAW, Christopher John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
SINCLAIR, William Boyd→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 1997-08-19
Resigned
MCHALE, Mathew James→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 1999-08-30
Resigned
SCOTT, Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2003-08-31
Resigned
SINCLAIR, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Brian→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-19 · resigned 1997-08-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property14/03/200010/09/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property16/01/199810/09/2015

Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28