ABBION FIRE & SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05425927 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-15

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£391

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £391

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£391

↑ 92% YoY

Current Assets

£83k

↓ 34% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.1k	£11.9k
Current assets	£83.0k	£126.2k
Net assets	£391	£204

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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2016-02-29
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BILLINGS WAKERLEY, Tracey Marie appointed
director
2015-01-01
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BRIND, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2012-06-06
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BRIND, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2006-07-01
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BILLINGS WAKERLEY, Tracey Marie appointed
secretary
2006-06-30
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BAKER, Ian Robert resigned
secretary
2005-04-15
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Company incorporated
As ABBION FIRE & SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED
2005-04-15
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BRIND, Michael Peter appointed
director
2005-04-15
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BAKER, Ian Robert appointed
secretary
2005-04-15
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
secretary
2005-04-15
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
secretary

Owner dependency

68/100

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

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 21 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Brind Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2017
Ms Tracey Marie Billings Wakerley Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2017

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

Incorporated2005-04-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

1 Ruperra Close

Old St Mellons

Cardiff

South Glamorgan

CF3 6HX

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BILLINGS WAKERLEY, Tracey Marie→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-01

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Active

BILLINGS WAKERLEY, Tracey Marie→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-02-29

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Active

BRIND, Michael Peter→

director · ~49y · appointed 2005-04-15

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Active

BAKER, Ian Robert→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-15 · resigned 2006-06-30

Resigned

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-15 · resigned 2005-04-15

Resigned

BRIND, Paul Anthony→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2015-01-01

Resigned

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