FIREBIRD CAPITAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC244105 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
113 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 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-14📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19➖MOODIE, Karen Mary resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-19➖MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch resigneddirector
- 2011-09-21➖CRAIG, Stephen William resigneddirector
- 2011-09-19➖NEWLANDS, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2011-06-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-02-01➕MOODIE, Jamie David appointeddirector
- 2010-02-01➕MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch appointeddirector
- 2008-01-20➕CRAIG, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2008-01-20➕NEWLANDS, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2008-01-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2003-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FIREBIRD CAPITAL LTD
- 2003-02-18➕MOODIE, Karen Mary appointeddirector
- 2003-02-18➕MOODIE, Peter Alexander appointeddirector
- 2003-02-18➕MOODIE, Karen Mary appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-18➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David John Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/01/2022 |
Mr David Ian Banner Individual · British · DOB 04/1936 · age 90 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/01/2022 |
Mrs Nicola Margaret Gillard Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 26/01/2021 |
Mr Peter Alexander Moodie Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Barnbeth Holdings Ltdceased 20/12/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr David Ian Bannerceased 26/01/2021· 25-50% voting · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Financial services · PA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFFLUENT FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD.→ SC161571 · est 1995 | — | — | — | 700 | 30y | 82 | 62y |
| MANOR PARK FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC133100 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | 82 | 69y |
| ADVANCED (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC280438 · est 2005 | — | — | £106.0k | — | 21y | 81 | 64y |
| FINANCIAL PLANNING OPTIONS LTD→ SC319521 · est 2007 | — | — | £278.2k | — | 19y | 81 | 59y |
| A & J MORTGAGES LIMITED→ SC287935 · est 2005 | — | — | £9.7k | — | 20y | 80 | 63y |
| ADVANCED FINANCIAL STRATEGIES LIMITED→ SC303141 · est 2006 | — | — | £13.0k | — | 19y | 80 | 66y |
| MAIR FINANCE LIMITED→ SC585979 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MORANSH FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC772473 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MORTGAGE SOURCING LIMITED→ SC646474 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| NJK LOSS ADJUSTERS LTD→ SC754124 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| PHOENIX WEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC222334 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ROBB & ASSOCIATES LTD→ SC484800 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
3 Ardgowan Square
Greenock
PA16 8NW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MOODIE, Jamie David→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Peter Alexander→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2021-01-19
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2003-02-18
CRAIG, Stephen William→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-01-20 · resigned 2011-09-21
MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2021-01-19
NEWLANDS, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-01-20 · resigned 2011-09-19
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2003-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 09/01/2008 | 04/06/2011 |
Recent filings (113 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-30
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06