ASSOCIATION OF SECURITY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02664125 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-11-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£95.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
50 officers (8 active, 50 linked, 40 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
196 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £95,735
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,373 YoY
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£110k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Net Worth
£96k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£111k£138kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£95.7k£124.1k
Current assets£138.4k£129.0k
Cash£110.4k£112.9k
Debtors£28.0k£16.1k
Net assets£95.7k£124.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (115 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-16
    THOMAS, Gary Edward resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
    MOUNFIELD, Richard resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-09
    ROE, Dennis appointed
    director
  9. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-23
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2024-06-22
    HARVEY, Ross resigned
    director
  15. 2024-06-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-05-16
    MOUNFIELD, Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-07-18
    CRANE, Simon Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2023-07-18
    DODDRIDGE, Lee Justin appointed
    director
  22. 2023-07-18
    HARVEY, Ross appointed
    director
  23. 2023-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  24. 2023-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-07-10
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2023-07-05
    EASTER, Paul resigned
    secretary
  27. 2023-06-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-05-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  29. 2023-05-25
    COOK, Nigel Patrick appointed
    director
  30. 2023-05-25
    DOHERTY, Francis John appointed
    director
  31. 2023-05-25
    CONNELL, Bernard resigned
    director
  32. 2023-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  33. 2023-05-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  34. 2023-05-22
    MOORE, Colin resigned
    director
  35. 2023-05-22
    NEL, Julie resigned
    director
  36. 2023-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  37. 2022-08-17
    MOORE, Colin appointed
    director
  38. 2022-08-15
    NEL, Julie appointed
    director
  39. 2021-08-16
    ELKINS, Michelle Louise appointed
    director
  40. 2021-08-15
    COLLINS, Warren Derek resigned
    director
  41. 2021-08-14
    FLOWER, Nigel John resigned
    director
  42. 2020-01-15
    BEELS, Stephen John resigned
    director
  43. 2020-01-15
    DYSON, Graham resigned
    director
  44. 2020-01-15
    NEL, Julie resigned
    director
  45. 2019-08-20
    DOW, Graeme Stuart resigned
    director
  46. 2019-08-10
    DYSON, Graham appointed
    director
  47. 2018-08-15
    NEL, Julie appointed
    director
  48. 2018-05-01
    CAHALANE, Michael Denis Jeremy resigned
    director
  49. 2018-05-01
    JOHNSON, Nick Scott Southwell resigned
    director
  50. 2018-05-01
    LAWS, Jonathan Thorpe resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 115 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MOUNFIELD, Richard resigned 2025-09-23; THOMAS, Gary Edward resigned 2026-03-16

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

19 Montpelier Avenue
Bexley
DA5 3AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (8 active · 42 resigned)

COOK, Nigel Patrick
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
CRANE, Simon Philip
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-18
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Active
DODDRIDGE, Lee Justin
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-18
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Active
DOHERTY, Francis John
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-25
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Active
ELKINS, Michelle Louise
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-08-16
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Active
GRAHAM, Kenneth Thomas
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-11-21
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Active
NOAKES, Roger David
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-11-21
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Active
ROE, Dennis
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-09
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Active
BRAZIEL, Colin James
secretary · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2015-04-14
Resigned
CAHALANE, Michael Denis Jeremy
secretary · appointed 1991-11-19 · resigned 1995-07-03
Resigned
DOUST, Laurence Adrian
secretary · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2011-11-23
Resigned
EASTER, Paul
secretary · appointed 2016-04-13 · resigned 2023-07-05
Resigned
HACK, June Pamela
secretary · appointed 1995-05-01 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
LAWS, Jonathan Thorpe
secretary · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2007-12-10
Resigned
MACKINNON, Roderick John Nicolson
secretary · appointed 2011-12-12 · resigned 2012-12-22
Resigned
MCAINSH, Alexander Stuart
secretary · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2003-01-31
Resigned
SWIFT, James Douglas
secretary · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2016-02-18
Resigned
MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 1991-11-19 · resigned 1991-11-09
Resigned
BEELS, Stephen John
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2020-01-15
Resigned
BENTON, John Rhodes
director · ~101y · appointed 1991-11-19 · resigned 2008-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (196 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29