FIRE KING LIMITED
Company number 08769163 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Fire King Limited has executed a remarkable turnaround from near-insolvency to a strengthening balance sheet, with net assets growing from £(19,388) in 2015 to £58,965 in 2024, driven by disciplined deleveraging and brand repositioning from a commodity charcoal wholesaler to a broader fuel distribution play. The company's primary strategic imperative is converting this financial stability into sustainable growth through product diversification, B2B channel development, and key-person risk mitigation—without which the business remains vulnerable to both competitive pressure and continuity risk.
Shareholders' funds
£58,452
Balance sheet as at 2025-11-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2013-11-11
- Employees
- 5 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Apex Chambers, 58-A Ilford Lane, Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom, IG1 2JZ
- Postcode
- IG1 2JZ
- Capital
- 1 GBP
- Accounts category
- Micro
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-11-30
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 30 November
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-28
- Next due by
- 2026-11-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46719 Wholesale of other fuels and related products
Officers 1 current · 2 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BLACKSTONE CHARCOAL LIMITED | 2018-05-25 |
| BESTCHARCOAL LTD | 2016-12-30 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 28 DUNNOCK MEWS, RENDLESHAM ROAD, LONDON, E5 8BJ | 2016-12-15 |
| UNIT 1 LEYTON INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE, ARGALL AVENUE, LONDON, E10 7QP, UNITED KINGDOM | 2014-08-08 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 1,471 similar companies in IG — measured against the wider sector
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (5 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2013.
The class of 2013
23%
of the 530,500 companies incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 75% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.