ACTIVE NETWORKS & SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08895936 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£104
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £104
Net assets shrinking
Down £10 YoY
Cash YoY
+64%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£54k
↑ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£104
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£22.6k£54.2k
Current assets£117.5k£89.7k
Cash£54.2k£33.1k
Debtors£61.3k£54.5k
Net assets£104£114

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
    ➕
    BARTHORPE, Sophie Victoria appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2014-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE NETWORKS & SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD
  20. 2014-02-14
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Gavin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Miss Sophie Victoria Barthorpe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/02/2019

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
Incorporated2014-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

3 Clover House
Boston Road
Sleaford
NG34 7HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARTHORPE, Sophie Victoria→
director · ~42y · appointed 2026-01-09
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Active
THOMPSON, Gavin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-02-14
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22