ACETECH SECURITY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06389182 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-03

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£806

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Security systems service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.2y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 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

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £806

Net assets shrinking

Down £80,357 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£806

↓ 99% YoY

Current Assets

£78k

↓ 50% YoY

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	£2.7k	£117.0k
Current assets	£78.2k	£155.5k
Net assets	£806	£81.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2026-03-24
➕
CLARK, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2026-03-24
➖
CLARK, Alexander Morrison resigned
director
2026-03-24
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-07
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CLARK, James Morrison resigned
director
2023-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-01-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
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mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2018-11-30
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CLARK, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2018-07-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Alan Thomas Hicks
2018-04-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-04-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: GENER8 Finance Limited
2012-05-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2012-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-11-03
➖
PSB SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-11-03
➕
CLARK, James Morrison appointed
director
2007-10-03
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Company incorporated
As ACETECH SECURITY LIMITED
2007-10-03
➕
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-03
➖
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-03
➕
PSB SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-10-03
➕
CLARK, Alexander Morrison appointed
director
2007-10-03
➕
CLARK, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2007-10-03
➕
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-10-03
➖
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Jane Clark Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	23/03/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alexander Morrison Clarkceased 23/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Outspan

Dairy Farm Meadow

St Osyth

Essex

CO16 8JG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CLARK, Sarah Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-03-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2007-10-03

Resigned

PSB SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2011-11-03

Resigned

CLARK, Alexander Morrison→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2026-03-24

Resigned

CLARK, James Morrison→

director · ~78y · appointed 2011-11-03 · resigned 2023-03-07

Resigned

CLARK, Sarah Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2018-11-30

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2007-10-03

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Alan Thomas Hicks / Kim Susan Hicks	A registered charge	1 property	03/07/2018	05/01/2021
satisfied	GENER8 Finance GENER8 Finance Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	17/04/2015	03/04/2018
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	21/05/2012	05/01/2021
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	02/04/2012	13/04/2026

Recent filings (74 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-03-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-03-24

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

officers · TM01

2026-03-24

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

officers · AP01

2026-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-15

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

officers · TM01

2023-03-07