1ST FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04870853 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-19

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£40.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £40,569

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£29k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£41k

↑ 8.1% YoY

Current Assets

£53k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£46.8k	£40.2k
Current assets	£52.6k	£69.0k
Cash	£28.7k	£40.4k
Debtors	£14.7k	£21.3k
Net assets	£40.6k	£37.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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2025-06-18
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2023-06-27
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2022-06-28
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2021-06-14
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2020-06-17
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2019-06-28
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2018-06-22
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2017-06-26
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2016-06-21
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2015-09-11
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2014-09-02
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2014-07-07
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2003-08-19
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Company incorporated
As 1ST FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD
2003-08-19
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PRICE, Sarah Caroline appointed
secretary
2003-08-19
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PRICE, James Nathan appointed
director
2003-08-19
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PRICE, Sarah Caroline appointed
director
2003-08-19
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
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2003-08-19
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2003-08-19
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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2003-08-19
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Nathan Price Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Caroline Price Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-08-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

3 The Brush

Stroud

Gloucestershire

GL5 4SH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PRICE, Sarah Caroline→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-19

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Active

PRICE, James Nathan→

director · ~53y · appointed 2003-08-19

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Active

PRICE, Sarah Caroline→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-08-19

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Active

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19

Resigned

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