FIREMAC FM BLUE LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.1k | £36.1k |
| Current assets | £127.4k | £128.5k |
| Cash | £37.6k | £62.6k |
| Debtors | £18.8k | £29.3k |
| Net assets | £47.4k | £35.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-11-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-11-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs FIREMAC FM BLUE LIMITED
- 2013-05-09➕MACKAY, Donald George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Firemac Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Firemac Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/02/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Firemac Limitedceased 19/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Donald George Mackayceased 13/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Fiona Jean Mackayceased 07/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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