FIREBOLT GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03779385 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-02-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-05-23
    BRIGHT, David Jonathan appointed
    director
  7. 2025-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-01-24
    HAYLER, Richard resigned
    director
  10. 2024-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-06
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2024-02-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-02-15
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2024-01-29
    HAYLER, Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2024-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-12-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-12-01
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2023-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-05-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2022-08-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2022-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-05-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-05-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-04-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2016-11-24
    HARRIS, Bernard Jerry resigned
    director
  27. 2015-09-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  28. 2015-07-16
    OCHTMAN, Emile Philip Edouard appointed
    secretary
  29. 2015-07-16
    OCHTMAN, Emile Philip Edouard appointed
    director
  30. 2015-07-16
    HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise resigned
    secretary
  31. 2015-07-16
    HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise resigned
    director
  32. 2007-11-24
    HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise appointed
    director
  33. 1999-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIREBOLT GROUP LIMITED
  34. 1999-05-28
    HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise appointed
    secretary
  35. 1999-05-28
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1999-05-28
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1999-05-28
    HARRIS, Bernard Jerry appointed
    director
  38. 1999-05-28
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1999-05-28
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hannan Lis
Individual · Israeli · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Firebolt Group Inc.ceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1999-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

30 Crown Place
Earl Street
London
EC2A 4ES
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

OCHTMAN, Emile Philip Edouard
secretary · appointed 2015-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHT, David Jonathan
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OCHTMAN, Emile Philip Edouard
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise
secretary · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 1999-05-28
Resigned
HARRIS, Bernard Jerry
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 2016-11-24
Resigned
HARRIS, Sara Jane Louise
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-11-24 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
HAYLER, Richard
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-29 · resigned 2025-01-24
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-28 · resigned 1999-05-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
A registered charge29/09/201527/04/2021

Recent filings (99 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-15