ABC SECURITY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
06489654 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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 £21,992
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,786 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£27kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£23.7k£36.8k
Current assets£16.5k£26.1k
Net assets£22.0k£26.8k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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  2. 2024-11-20
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  3. 2023-09-11
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  4. 2023-03-14
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2020-12-21
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  7. 2019-12-04
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  8. 2019-03-19
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  9. 2018-12-19
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  10. 2017-12-21
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  11. 2016-12-21
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  12. 2016-02-01
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  13. 2015-12-22
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  14. 2015-02-26
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  15. 2014-12-18
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  16. 2009-12-01
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    CAWSEY, Brian resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-12-01
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    BATES, Alan Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2008-03-03
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  19. 2008-03-03
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2008-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC SECURITY SERVICES LTD
  21. 2008-01-31
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    HARDING, Michael Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2008-01-31
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    CAWSEY, Brian appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-01-31
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    BATES, Alan Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-31
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Andrew Harding
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

3 Sprig Close
Stablegates Aintree
Liverpool
Merseyside
L9 0NW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HARDING, Michael Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAWSEY, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned
BATES, Alan Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2008-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-19