A1 SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03282992 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-22
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees12001400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-17
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-11-17
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-06
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    BECK, Joanna resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-09-06
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    BECK, Joanna resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-01-24
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    ROBERTS, Brendan resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2013-06-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2011-05-03
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    TURNER, Jeremy resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Paul Henry Edwin Beck and Joanna Daphne Beck
  24. 2007-05-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs If Limited
  25. 2006-03-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
  26. 2006-01-31
    ➕
    TURNER, Jeremy appointed
    director
  27. 2004-02-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Brendan appointed
    director
  28. 2002-11-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1996-11-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
  30. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    BECK, Paul appointed
    director
  31. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    BECK, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    REDMAN, Helene appointed
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-11-22
    ➖
    REDMAN, Helene resigned
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    BECK, Joanna appointed
    director
  35. 1996-11-22
    ➕
    HACKETT, Christopher appointed
    nominee-director
  36. 1996-11-22
    ➖
    HACKETT, Christopher resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: BECK, Joanna resigned 2025-09-06; BECK, Joanna resigned 2025-09-06

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Beck
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joanna Beckceased 06/09/2025· 25-50% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated1996-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

4 Viceroy Court, Bedford Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU32 3LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BECK, Paul→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-11-22
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Active
BECK, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 2025-09-06
Resigned
REDMAN, Helene→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
BECK, Joanna→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 2025-09-06
Resigned
HACKETT, Christopher→
nominee-director · ~66y · appointed 1996-11-22 · resigned 1996-11-22
Resigned
ROBERTS, Brendan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-02-01 · resigned 2018-01-24
Resigned
TURNER, Jeremy→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2011-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paul Henry Edwin Beck and Joanna Daphne Beck
Debenture1 property02/06/2008—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs If Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property25/05/200727/06/2013
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited (The Security Holder)
Fixed and floating charge1 property17/03/200627/06/2013
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/11/2002—
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29