24-7 CCTV SECURITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04854023 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-01
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2003-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 24-7 CCTV SECURITY LIMITED
- 2003-08-01➕JACOBS, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2003-08-01➕JACOBS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2003-08-01➕KELLY, Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-08-01➕NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-01➖NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-08-01➕NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-08-01➖NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 Michael Jacobs Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Paul Kelly Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Unit 3, Langdon Hills Business Square Florence Way
Langdon Hills
Basildon
SS16 6AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
JACOBS, Michael→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-01
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Active
NOMINEE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-01
NOMINEE COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-01
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Recent filings (69 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13