ASP SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05154544 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-15
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£247.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84240
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £247,493

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£247k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£385k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£77k£154k£231k£308k£385kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£247.5k£226.2k
Current assets£385.0k£333.1k
Net assets£247.5k£226.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    AYERS, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  16. 2006-05-24
    ➖
    AYERS, Norman Anthony resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-05-23
    ➕
    AYERS, Norman Anthony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-05-23
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Wayne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-05-23
    ➖
    MCLEAN, Wayne resigned
    director
  20. 2004-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASP SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    AYERS, Norman Anthony appointed
    director
  22. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Wayne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Wayne appointed
    director
  26. 2004-06-15
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-06-15
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Norman Anthony Ayers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Norman Anthony Ayresceased 02/03/2026· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84240 — SIC 84240

Registered office

Hanson Road Business Park
Hanson Road
Liverpool
L9 7BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

AYERS, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYERS, Norman Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYERS, Norman Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-23 · resigned 2006-05-24
Resigned
MCLEAN, Wayne→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned
MCLEAN, Wayne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-15 · resigned 2004-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05