BOND ALARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04824435 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-08
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

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 (2 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
59 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.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-07-10
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    BOND, Nicholas resigned
    director
  15. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-09-10
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    BOND, Nicholas appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-18
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2003-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BOND ALARMS LIMITED
  22. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    BOND, Elizabeth Joan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    BOND, David Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-07-08
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Charles Bond
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Joan Bond
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Beech House
Scethrog
Brecon
LD3 7EQ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOND, Elizabeth Joan→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOND, David Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-08
Resigned
BOND, Nicholas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-09-10 · resigned 2019-07-10
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-11-23