ACS FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06441722 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2009-03-07➖LEONARD, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ACS FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
- 2007-11-30➕WISEMAN, Alexander Ingram appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30➕LEONARD, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-30➕HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-30➖HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-30➕HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-11-30➖HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Ingram Wiseman Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120
Registered office
C/O Fab Accountants Ltd, 26 The Slipway, Marina Keep
Port Solent,
Portsmouth,
Hampshire
PO6 4TR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WISEMAN, Alexander Ingram→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEONARD, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2009-03-07
HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-07