BRITISH SECURITY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00896431 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1967-01-23

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 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). 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 32.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (19 active, 100 linked, 98 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

726 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 incorporation
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (199 events)Click to expand

2026-06-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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GRIFFIN, Dean Thomas appointed
director
2025-10-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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MACASKILL, John appointed
director
2025-08-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
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DOHERTY, Sian appointed
director
2025-07-11
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address · AD01
2025-07-11
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-06-18
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FOOT, Glenn appointed
director
2025-06-18
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COOPER, Richard James resigned
director
2025-06-18
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officers · AP01
2025-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-29
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EVANS, Robert John resigned
director
2025-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-11
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LEE, Daniel appointed
director
2025-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
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DAVIES, John Peter resigned
director
2024-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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NORSTROM, Pauline appointed
director
2024-09-02
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OSMAN, Uzair appointed
director
2024-08-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-30
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BRECKELL, Richard William appointed
director
2024-05-30
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BANKS, Simon James resigned
director
2023-12-14
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KYLE, Patrick Samuel appointed
director
2023-09-22
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BROWN, James Alexander appointed
director
2023-08-02
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COOPER, Richard James appointed
director
2023-01-03
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WILKINSON, David Leslie appointed
director
2022-11-09
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BARRON, Howard John resigned
director
2022-11-04
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EVANS, Robert John appointed
director
2021-07-01
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BARRON, Howard John appointed
director
2021-06-23
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CARTER, Kristian Darren appointed
director
2021-05-12
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DAVIES, John Peter appointed
director
2020-06-24
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DOSSA, Nazish appointed
director
2020-01-27
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BETTS, Robert Mark resigned
director
2019-12-01
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SKINNER, Gareth James appointed
director
2019-06-13
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LINKLATER, Benjamin Jon Mccallum appointed
director
2019-01-21
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REDDINGTON, Michael Francis appointed
director
2018-07-11
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WATSON, Martin Lee appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-19 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin Lee Watson Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	15/05/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Simon James Banksceased 15/05/2024· significant influence
Mr James Dennis Kellyceased 23/10/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1967-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1st Floor, 1 Birch Court Blackpole East Trading Estate

Blackpole Road

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR3 8SG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-15

Last: 2026-06-01