ADVANCED LOCK SKILLS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05505047 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£175.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £175,013

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£175k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£200k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40k£80k£120k£160k£200kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£175.6k£117.0k
Current assets£200.3k£124.8k
Net assets£175.0k£116.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-02-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2026-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-02
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    change-person-secretary-company
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-07-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2022-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-07-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2005-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LOCK SKILLS LIMITED
  21. 2005-07-11
    ➕
    WELLS, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-07-11
    ➕
    WELLS, Bernard appointed
    director
  23. 2005-07-11
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-07-11
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-07-11
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-07-11
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bernard Wells
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Ann Wells
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

26 Hillary Drive
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR4 0RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WELLS, Jacqueline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLS, Bernard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-11 · resigned 2005-07-11
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-11 · resigned 2005-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21