A1 SAFES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06004852 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-21
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£50.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 £49,987

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£50k
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£51.1k£50.0k
Current assets£49.2k£98.2k
Net assets£50.0k£48.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-13
    ➖
    KT COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-08-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-11-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 SAFES LIMITED
  18. 2006-11-21
    ➕
    WORSFOLD, Michael James appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-21
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2006-11-21
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-11-21
    ➕
    KT COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-11-21
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-11-21
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Michael James Worsfold
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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
Incorporated2006-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

4 Mill Road
Mayland
Chelmsford
CM3 6EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WORSFOLD, Michael James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2006-11-21
Resigned
KT COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2019-08-13
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2006-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23