ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04789786 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (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 (76/100)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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,170,142
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.18M | £1.17M |
| Current assets | £160.6k | £163.1k |
| Net assets | £1.17M | £1.15M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-12➕COLEMAN, Justin Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED DETECTION SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2003-06-06➕COLEMAN, Justin Lee appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-06➕COLEMAN, John appointeddirector
- 2003-06-06➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-06➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-06➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-06-06➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COLEMAN, Justin Lee (same surname) appointed 2023-06-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Coleman Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Justin Lee Coleman Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
3 The Workshop Atherton Street
Springhead
Oldham
Lancashire
OL4 5TF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
COLEMAN, Justin Lee→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-06-06
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COLEMAN, John→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-06-06
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COLEMAN, Justin Lee→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-06-12
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-06 · resigned 2003-06-06
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-06 · resigned 2003-06-06
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10