ALERTSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-07✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2017-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2013-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALERTSYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
- 2013-10-23➕BRAKE, Paul James appointeddirector
- 2013-10-23➕NICKELS, Mark Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul James Brake Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mark Colin Nickels Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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