A LIGHTFOOT SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05021537 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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 (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-05-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-05-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-04-05➕LIGHTFOOT, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-04-05➖LIGHTFOOT, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2008-12-01➖BUTLER, David Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➖BUTLER, Alexander Lowe resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➕BUTLER, David Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➖BUTLER, David Alexander resignednominee-director
- 2004-02-02➕LIGHTFOOT, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2004-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A LIGHTFOOT SECURITY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 2004-01-21➕BUTLER, Alexander Lowe appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-21➕BUTLER, David Alexander appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIGHTFOOT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Paul Lightfoot Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Suite 1 Telford House
Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
LIGHTFOOT, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUTLER, Alexander Lowe→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-21 · resigned 2004-02-02
BUTLER, David Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2008-12-01
BUTLER, David Alexander→
Resignednominee-director · ~53y · appointed 2004-01-21 · resigned 2004-02-02
LIGHTFOOT, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2013-04-05
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-21