ATLAS FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02836776 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-16
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 23.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 23.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees262800

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-10-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-05
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-09-05
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-15
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    PIGGOTT, Andrew Frank appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-21
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    JONES, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2015-10-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2015-02-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2013-05-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2013-03-14
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    PIGGOTT, Adam Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-04
    ➕
    JONES, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2010-01-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2004-11-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2003-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    BULLOCK, Philip Geoffrey appointed
    director
  28. 2003-01-08
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, Frank Mark appointed
    director
  29. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, Deborah Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-12-12
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, John Christopher appointed
    director
  31. 2002-12-12
    ➖
    BROWN, Andrea resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-12-12
    ➖
    FROBISHER, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  33. 1997-09-30
    ➖
    LIGHT, Barry resigned
    director
  34. 1997-04-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-03-31
    ➖
    HOLDEN, Lisa Jayne resigned
    secretary
  36. 1995-12-01
    ➖
    ROWBOTTOM, Doreen resigned
    director
  37. 1995-07-27
    ➕
    FROBISHER, John Malcolm appointed
    director
  38. 1994-07-31
    ➖
    FROBISHER, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  39. 1994-07-31
    ➕
    LIGHT, Barry appointed
    director
  40. 1994-07-31
    ➕
    ROWBOTTOM, Doreen appointed
    director
  41. 1993-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLAS FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED
  42. 1993-07-16
    ➕
    HOLDEN, Lisa Jayne appointed
    secretary
  43. 1993-07-16
    ➕
    FROBISHER, John Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Christopher Piggott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frank Mark Piggottceased 16/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

6 Abbots Quay
Monks Ferry
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 5LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (6 active · 7 resigned)

PIGGOTT, Deborah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-12
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Active
BULLOCK, Philip Geoffrey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-01-08
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Active
PIGGOTT, Adam Christopher→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGGOTT, Andrew Frank→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-11-15
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Active
PIGGOTT, Frank Mark→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGGOTT, John Christopher→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-01 · resigned 2002-12-12
Resigned
HOLDEN, Lisa Jayne→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-16 · resigned 1997-03-31
Resigned
FROBISHER, John Malcolm→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-07-27 · resigned 2002-12-12
Resigned
FROBISHER, John Malcolm→
director · ~86y · appointed 1993-07-16 · resigned 1994-07-31
Resigned
JONES, Emma Jane→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-07-04 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
LIGHT, Barry→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-07-31 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
ROWBOTTOM, Doreen→
director · ~94y · appointed 1994-07-31 · resigned 1995-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/05/2013—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/01/201017/10/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/11/200424/02/2015
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/01/2003—
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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-09-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-18