ADVANCE SECURITY ALARMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08237692 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees600500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-20
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    STANBURY, Jack resigned
    director
  6. 2022-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-01
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    STANBURY, Jack appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-09
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    STANBURY, Richard Michael appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-11-09
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    STANBURY, Gina Carron resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-11-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-11-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-11-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2018-11-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-24
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    STANBURY, Richard Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-24
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    STANBURY, Gina Carron resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2012-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE SECURITY ALARMS LIMITED
  25. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    STANBURY, Gina Carron appointed
    secretary
  26. 2012-10-02
    ➕
    STANBURY, Gina Carron appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Michael Stanbury
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest · firm interest09/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gina Carron Stanburyceased 09/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

10a High Street
Chislehurst
BR7 5AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STANBURY, Richard Michael→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANBURY, Richard Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANBURY, Gina Carron→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2018-11-09
Resigned
STANBURY, Gina Carron→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2018-04-24
Resigned
STANBURY, Jack→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2022-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19