AC SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05087228 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47429SIC 47429
  • 61200Wireless telecommunications activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,969,879
Cash YoY
+576%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£359k
↑ 576% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£3.2m
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£633k£1.3m£1.9m£2.5m£3.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.10M£1.78M
Current assets£3.16M£2.28M
Cash£359.2k£53.1k
Debtors£2.66M£2.06M
Net assets£1.97M£1.64M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-01
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  3. 2024-01-02
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  4. 2023-02-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-09
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-09
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  10. 2018-12-30
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  11. 2018-01-02
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-31
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  13. 2016-04-15
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  14. 2016-02-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2016-01-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Eric Yves Marie Leon (As Trustee of the Ac Security Solutions Ssas)
  16. 2015-09-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2014-08-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2013-06-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
  19. 2010-01-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2005-07-11
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    LEON, Patricia appointed
    director
  21. 2004-12-22
    ➕
    LEON, Eric Yves, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2004-12-22
    ➖
    ATHENAEUM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-11-19
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    LEON, Eric Yves, Dr appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-11-19
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    ATHENAEUM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AC SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  26. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    ATHENAEUM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    ATHENAEUM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
Dr Eric Yves Leon
Individual · French · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/02/2017
Patricia Yves Leon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/08/2021

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
Incorporated2004-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520

Registered office

Metalflake House
Oakcroft Road
Chessington
KT9 1RH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

LEON, Eric Yves, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-19
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Active
LEON, Eric Yves, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-12-22
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LEON, Patricia→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-07-11
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Active
ATHENAEUM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-11-19
Resigned
ATHENAEUM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-12-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Eric Yves Marie Leon (As Trustee of the Ac Security Solutions Ssas) / City Trustees (As Trustee of the Ac Security Solutions Ssas)
Eric Yves Marie Leon (As Trustee of the Ac Security Solutions Ssas) / City Trustees Limited (As Trustee of the Ac Security Solutions Ssas)
A registered charge—29/01/2016—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/08/2014—
satisfied
Ultimate Invoice Finance
Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge8 properties28/06/201322/09/2015
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/01/2010—
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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20