INFRARED SYSTEMS GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
07584118 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26701
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (81/100)

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
17 officers (1 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
83 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-03-30
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    SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigned
    director
  6. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2020-01-31
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    BROWN, Ian Richard resigned
    secretary
  13. 2019-11-15
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    THOMPSTONE, Jason Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    CHAMBERS, Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointed
    director
  23. 2018-04-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Ian Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-04-30
    ➖
    JUBB, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-10-04
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    ASHLEY, David James appointed
    director
  26. 2017-10-04
    ➕
    JUBB, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-10-04
    ➖
    AYRE, Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2017-10-04
    ➕
    CHAMBERS, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2017-10-04
    ➖
    LERNER, Barry resigned
    director
  30. 2017-10-04
    ➖
    SCHIESER, Peter resigned
    director
  31. 2017-08-31
    ➕
    AYRE, Mark appointed
    director
  32. 2017-08-31
    ➖
    BOWIE, Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 2017-03-10
    ➖
    ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resigned
    secretary
  34. 2017-03-10
    ➖
    ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resigned
    director
  35. 2016-06-20
    ➕
    THOMPSTONE, Jason Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2015-11-10
    ➕
    ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointed
    secretary
  37. 2015-11-10
    ➕
    BOWIE, Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2015-10-30
    ➖
    BENNY, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  39. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointed
    director
  40. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    BENNY, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  41. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    LERNER, Barry appointed
    director
  42. 2014-11-21
    ➖
    LITTLE, David Anthony resigned
    director
  43. 2014-11-21
    ➕
    SCHIESER, Peter appointed
    director
  44. 2014-05-12
    ➖
    OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  45. 2012-07-12
    ➖
    CHEUNG, Chi resigned
    director
  46. 2011-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INFRARED SYSTEMS GROUP LTD
  47. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  48. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    CHEUNG, Chi appointed
    director
  49. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    LITTLE, David Anthony appointed
    director
  50. 2011-03-30
    ➕
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Scott Health & Safety Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Scott Health & Safety Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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INFRARED SYSTEMS GROUP LTD
This company · 07584118

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Scott Health & Safety Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Johnson Controls International Plcceased 04/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26701 — SIC 26701

Registered office

3m Centre Cain Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 8HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 16 resigned)

ASHLEY, David James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
BROWN, Ian Richard→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
JUBB, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
OVALSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2014-05-12
Resigned
ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2017-03-10
Resigned
AYRE, Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2017-10-04
Resigned
BENNY, Paul Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
BOWIE, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
CHAMBERS, Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
CHEUNG, Chi→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2012-07-12
Resigned
LERNER, Barry→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2017-10-04
Resigned
LITTLE, David Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2014-11-21
Resigned
SCHIESER, Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-11-21 · resigned 2017-10-04
Resigned
SEMERCIYAN, Simla→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2023-03-30
Resigned
THOMPSTONE, Jason Michael→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2019-11-15
Resigned
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2011-03-30 · resigned 2011-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-18