FIRE DOOR INSPECTION SERVICES LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC748031 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 13 → 15
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Filings: 13 → 15
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Oct 2023Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1£1—
Current assets£1£1—
Cash£1£1—
Net assets£1£1—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-06-17
    ➕
    FARREN, Alison Isobel appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-17
    ➕
    FARREN, Paul Angus appointed
    director
  13. 2024-06-17
    ➖
    FARREN, Daniel Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2022-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIRE DOOR INSPECTION SERVICES LTD
  15. 2022-10-21
    ➕
    FARREN, Daniel Charles appointed
    director
  16. 2022-10-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Paul Angus Farren
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/06/2024
Mrs Alison Isobel Farren
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel Charles Farrenceased 17/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250

Registered office

11c Gatehead Road
Crosshouse
Kilmarnock
KA2 0HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FARREN, Alison Isobel→
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-17
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Active
FARREN, Paul Angus→
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARREN, Daniel Charles→
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-10-21 · resigned 2024-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-21