BASTION SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
08667108 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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
6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 12.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1700 | 1700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-09-02➕BEAVER, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2025-09-02➕BEAVER, Thomas Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-09-02➖DEEVY, Thomas Alan resigneddirector
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-06🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2019-07-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-03-20➖BROWN, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2017-03-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: SKB2016 Limited
- 2015-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-03-01➖UPTON, Philip resigneddirector
- 2015-02-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
- 2015-01-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-02-25➕BROWN, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2014-02-25➕UPTON, Philip appointeddirector
- 2013-12-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Philip Upton
- 2013-09-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bastion Security Installations Limited
- 2013-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2013-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BASTION SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD.
- 2013-08-28➕DEEVY, Thomas Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BEAVER, Thomas Edward (same surname) appointed 2025-09-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.
Group structure
Beaverfit Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Beaverfit Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BASTION SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD.
This company · 08667108
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Beaverfit Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/09/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Tom Deevyceased 02/09/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Thomas Deevyceased 02/09/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
The Old Mill Farm
Walkmills
Church Stretton
SY6 6NJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BEAVER, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEAVER, Thomas Edward→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2017-03-20
DEEVY, Thomas Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2025-09-02
UPTON, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2015-03-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/04/2021 | 03/09/2025 | |
| satisfied | SKB2016 / Philip Upton SKB2016 Limited / Philip Upton | A registered charge | — | 20/03/2017 | 28/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee") | A registered charge | — | 27/02/2015 | 02/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Philip Upton / Stephen John Brown | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2013 | 28/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Bastion Security Installations Bastion Security Installations Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/09/2013 | 21/01/2015 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Invoice Finance, a Division of Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/09/2013 | 19/03/2015 |
Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10