ALARMS CAMERAS & ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED

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07500334 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-20
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £8,817

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£8.8k£4.1k
Net assets£8.8k£4.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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  2. 2025-01-26
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  3. 2024-01-28
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  4. 2023-01-29
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  5. 2022-01-30
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  6. 2021-01-31
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  7. 2020-01-29
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  8. 2019-01-24
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  9. 2018-01-28
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  10. 2017-01-22
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  11. 2016-01-24
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  12. 2015-08-07
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  13. 2015-07-31
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  14. 2014-07-30
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  15. 2014-05-07
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    address · AD01
  16. 2014-03-14
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    CRACKETT, Audrey resigned
    director
  17. 2013-12-02
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    LENG, Stuart resigned
    director
  18. 2013-02-02
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    RUSSELL, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2011-12-02
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    CRACKETT, Audrey appointed
    director
  20. 2011-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALARMS CAMERAS & ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  21. 2011-01-20
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    LENG, Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Russell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael Russell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

10 Whitsun Grove
Bedlington
Northumberland
NE22 5BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RUSSELL, Michael→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-02
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Active
CRACKETT, Audrey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-12-02 · resigned 2014-03-14
Resigned
LENG, Stuart→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-01-20 · resigned 2013-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-24