360 DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06787910 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-12
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
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£11.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,482

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£32k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£11.5k
Current assets£32.4k
Net assets£11.5k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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  2. 2024-10-24
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  3. 2023-11-03
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  4. 2022-09-24
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  5. 2021-10-29
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  6. 2021-02-02
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  7. 2021-02-02
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  8. 2021-02-02
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  9. 2020-11-05
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  10. 2019-10-24
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  11. 2018-11-06
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  12. 2017-10-19
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  13. 2016-11-04
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  14. 2016-01-13
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  15. 2015-11-06
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  16. 2009-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 360 DEFENCE (UK) LIMITED
  17. 2009-01-12
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    LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-01-12
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    LEILA, Karen Angela Dawn appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-12
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    LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Gareth Thomas Leila
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Karen Angela Dawn Leila
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Suite 136 Challenge House
Mitcham Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 3AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-12
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LEILA, Karen Angela Dawn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-01-12
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LEILA, Simon Gareth Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-01-12
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Recent filings (41 total)

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2025-12-17
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2025-10-29
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2025-01-09
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2024-10-24
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2024-01-09
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accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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2023-01-18
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2022-09-24
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2022-01-12
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accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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2021-02-02
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officers · CH01
2021-02-02
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2021-02-02
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officers · CH03
2021-02-02
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2020-11-05