CLICK FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07320396 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84250
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 15.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,074
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
Net Worth
£25k
Current Assets
£513k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.2k |
| Current assets | £512.6k |
| Cash | £12.6k |
| Debtors | £453.3k |
| Net assets | £25.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-12-04➕MANN, Stephen James appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2025-08-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-07-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2012-06-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC (The Bank)
- 2010-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CLICK FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED
- 2010-07-20➕DIXON, Derek John 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 65 — 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
78/100
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 65. 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Derek John Dixon Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84250 — SIC 84250
Registered office
The Old Weavers Bridge Street
Milnrow
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL16 3ND
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-24
Last: 2026-07-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MANN, Stephen James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIXON, Derek John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-07-20
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/08/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 09/07/2012 | 19/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC (The Bank) | Debenture | 1 property | 29/06/2012 | 13/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 15/10/2010 | 24/01/2014 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-29