ACCESS SECURITY (LUTON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03830648 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-24
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£179.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £179,628
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,004 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£180k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£201k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£51k£102k£153k£204k£255kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£179.6k£214.6k
Current assets£201.2k£255.3k
Net assets£179.6k£214.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-08-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Ian Alistair resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-10-20
    ➖
    SCOTT, Ian Alistair resigned
    director
  14. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    KEEGAN, Gary Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Ian Alistair appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Ian Alistair appointed
    director
  23. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 1999-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS SECURITY (LUTON) LIMITED
  25. 1999-08-24
    ➕
    KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 1999-08-24
    ➕
    KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

G & I Locksmiths Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
G & I Locksmiths Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACCESS SECURITY (LUTON) LIMITED
This company · 03830648

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G & I Locksmiths Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/06/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Alistair Scottceased 10/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Gary Patrick Keeganceased 10/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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
Incorporated1999-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

8 Hoo Lane
Offley
Hertfordshire
SG5 3ED
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KEEGAN, Gary Patrick→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Ian Alistair→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2022-10-20
Resigned
KING STREET SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Ian Alistair→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2022-10-20
Resigned
KING STREET COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-08-24 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04