ADS FIRE SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC425664 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,657
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£12.7k£8.6k
Cash£17.9k£13.1k
Net assets£12.7k£8.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-30
    ➖
    MCGAHAN, Karen resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-04-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADS FIRE SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2012-06-06
    ➕
    ADAMS, Gary appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-06
    ➕
    MCGAHAN, Karen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Adams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Farries Kirk & Mcvean Tinwald Downs Road
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, Gary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-06-06
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Active
MCGAHAN, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25