1ST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05254763 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-08

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

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£616.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £616,780

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£617k

Current Assets

£895k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-30
Total assets	£667.9k
Current assets	£895.0k
Debtors	£778.7k
Net assets	£616.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
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BUDWORTH, Ashley Charles William appointed
director
2025-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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SHEPPECK, Jordan Anthony William resigned
director
2022-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-01-31
➖
DAVIES, Kimbereley Margaret resigned
director
2015-02-01
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DAVIES, Kimbereley Margaret appointed
director
2013-09-30
➖
TURNER, Robert Roger resigned
secretary
2010-06-04
➕
SHEPPECK, Jordan Anthony William appointed
director
2004-10-08
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Company incorporated
As 1ST SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2004-10-08
➕
SHEPPECK, Karen appointed
director
2004-10-08
➕
TURNER, Robert Roger appointed
secretary
2004-10-08
➕
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-08
➖
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-08
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-10-08
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Sheppeck Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Anthony Sheppeckceased 20/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2004-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

14 Forest Grange

Cantley

Doncaster

DN4 6FG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last made up to: 2024-10-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BUDWORTH, Ashley Charles William→

director · ~47y · appointed 2026-02-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHEPPECK, Karen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-10-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TURNER, Robert Roger→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2013-09-30

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2004-10-08

Resigned

DAVIES, Kimbereley Margaret→

director · ~32y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2018-01-31

Resigned

SHEPPECK, Jordan Anthony William→

director · ~66y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2022-07-20

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2004-10-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-10-29

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-07-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-26

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-07-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-07-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-07-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-07-20