FIRE RISK SOLUTIONS NETWORK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC414601 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-16

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-03-28
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2024-04-02
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2023-03-01
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2022-07-28
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2021-02-15
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2020-02-17
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accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-10-31
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accounts · AA
2016-02-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-30
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accounts · AA
2015-03-05
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annual-return · AR01
2014-10-31
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accounts · AA
2014-04-02
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annual-return · AR01
2012-01-16
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Company incorporated
As FIRE RISK SOLUTIONS NETWORK LIMITED
2012-01-16
➕
MILLER, Martin John appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin Miller Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated2012-01-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

52 Maclean Place

Stewartfield

East Kilbride

G74 4TQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-30

Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MILLER, Martin John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-16

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