EXCALIBUR SECURITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04525569 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-04
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£211.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
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 £211,131

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£211k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£223k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£47k£94k£141k£188k£235kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£212.1k£188.2k
Current assets£223.0k£234.9k
Net assets£211.1k£187.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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  2. 2025-08-26
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  7. 2025-02-24
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  8. 2023-12-11
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  9. 2022-10-24
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  10. 2022-01-14
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  11. 2021-12-08
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  12. 2021-11-01
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    CASSON, Mary appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-02
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  14. 2020-12-30
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  15. 2020-01-23
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  16. 2019-02-01
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  17. 2018-02-02
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  18. 2013-03-25
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    CASSON, Andrew Ian resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-30
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    CASSON, Adam Leslie appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As EXCALIBUR SECURITY LIMITED
  21. 2002-09-04
    ➕
    CASSON, Hazel Eileen appointed
    director
  22. 2002-09-04
    ➕
    CASSON, Ian Leslie appointed
    director
  23. 2002-09-04
    ➕
    CASSON, Andrew Ian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-09-04
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-09-04
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-09-04
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-09-04
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CASSON, Mary (same surname) appointed 2021-11-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Leslie Casson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

131 Main Street
Billinge
Wigan
Lancashire
WN5 7PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

CASSON, Adam Leslie→
director · ~42y · appointed 2006-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSON, Hazel Eileen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSON, Ian Leslie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSON, Mary→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSON, Andrew Ian→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2013-03-25
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2002-09-04
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-04 · resigned 2002-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14