AUDIO SECURITY INSTALL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04907350 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.

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£9k£18k£27k£36k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£28.0k
Current assets—£44.5k
Net assets—£28.0k
Average employees100—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-10
    ➖
    SOUTHALL, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  12. 2017-08-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-03-31
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    SOUTHALL, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-03-31
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    SOUTHALL, Barbara Lynn resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AUDIO SECURITY INSTALL LIMITED
  19. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    SOUTHALL, James David appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    SOUTHALL, Barbara Lynn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-22
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-09-22
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 23 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James David Southall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

53 Ivy Lane
Macclesfield
SK11 8NU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SOUTHALL, James David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-09-22
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Active
SOUTHALL, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned
SOUTHALL, Barbara Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-13