ATLAS SECURITY PATROL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08940401 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 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
79/100Strong
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
100
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-09-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-09-05
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    KENNY, John Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2018-08-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-08-17
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    PIGGOTT, John Christopher appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-08-17
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, Adam Christopher appointed
    director
  16. 2018-08-17
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, John Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-07-21
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    JONES, Emma resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-04-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2014-07-31
    ➖
    JONES, Emma resigned
    director
  23. 2014-07-31
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    PIGGOTT, Frank Mark resigned
    director
  24. 2014-04-15
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    JONES, Emma appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-04-15
    ➕
    JONES, Emma appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLAS SECURITY PATROL LIMITED
  27. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    KENNY, John Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-14
    ➕
    PIGGOTT, Frank Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Christopher Piggott
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Paul Kennyceased 05/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

6 Abbots Quay
Monks Ferry
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 5LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PIGGOTT, John Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIGGOTT, Adam Christopher→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-08-17
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Active
PIGGOTT, John Christopher→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Emma→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2016-07-21
Resigned
JONES, Emma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-15 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned
KENNY, John Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2018-09-05
Resigned
PIGGOTT, Frank Mark→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2014-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/04/2015—
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-04