APEX ALARMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06100869 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-13
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.5y
25/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | — |
| Current assets | £1.1k | — |
| Net assets | £1.1k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Tc Loans Limited as Security Agent
- 2025-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01➕PHELPS, Ian Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-01-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2023-01-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shield Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-01-12➕KHAN, Haris Wali appointeddirector
- 2023-01-12➖HILL, Richard John resignedsecretary
- 2023-01-12➖HILL, John Dennis resigneddirector
- 2023-01-12➖HILL, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2023-01-12➖HILL, Shirley resigneddirector
- 2015-09-08➕HILL, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2015-09-08➕HILL, Shirley appointeddirector
- 2007-03-08➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-08➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APEX ALARMS LIMITED
- 2007-02-13➕HILL, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-13➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-13➕HILL, John Dennis appointeddirector
- 2007-02-13➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Shield Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Shield Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
⬇
APEX ALARMS LIMITED
This company · 06100869
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shield Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/01/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard John Hillceased 12/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Shirley Hillceased 12/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Dennis Hillceased 12/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Trade services · BA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A STAR RESTORATION LTD.→ 04393462 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| AGRICULTURAL GRANT SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 07850410 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALL ABOUT HAIR LTD→ 11478457 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALPHA CALIBRATION SERVICES LIMITED→ 07187048 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| AMPLIFIED EVENTS LIMITED→ 13418687 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AMULET RESIDENTIAL LIMITED→ 11196760 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AMY FUKUYAMA CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED→ 13422500 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANALYTICS HQ LTD→ 16091115 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDYS GRASS AND GARDEN CARE LTD→ 08151046 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ANGELS DEN LIMITED→ 04194533 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ANVIL BATH LTD→ 15124333 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| APPLE TREE CHILDRENS NURSERY (YEOVIL) LIMITED→ 05616430 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
Unit 11 Church Farm Business Park
Corston
Bath
BA2 9AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
KHAN, Haris Wali→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PHELPS, Ian Mark→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Richard John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2023-01-12
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-03-08
HILL, John Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2023-01-12
HILL, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-08 · resigned 2023-01-12
HILL, Shirley→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-08 · resigned 2023-01-12
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2007-03-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Tc Loans as Security Agent Tc Loans Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/01/2023 | 16/05/2025 | |
| outstanding | Shield Security Trustee Shield Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/01/2023 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (102 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15