ADB ALARMS SOUTHERN LTD
💤Zombieactive
07299389 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-29
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
49 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,243
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£111k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.2k | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £111.2k | £127.4k |
| Net assets | £2.2k | £1.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-05-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2010-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ADB ALARMS SOUTHERN LTD
- 2010-06-29➕BENNETT, Jacqueline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jacqueline Bennett Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 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
Incorporated2010-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
336 Hanley Road
Nettlebank House
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 1RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BENNETT, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-06-29
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19