1 STOP FIRE AND SECURITY LTD
🌳Matureactive
09364285 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£117.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £117,308
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£105k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£117k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£313k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £125.5k | £115.8k |
| Current assets | £312.9k | £250.4k |
| Cash | £104.9k | £145.9k |
| Debtors | £206.0k | £98.5k |
| Net assets | £117.3k | £97.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-23➕MCLAUGHLIN, James appointeddirector
- 2014-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 STOP FIRE AND SECURITY LTD
- 2014-12-22➕MCLAUGHLIN, John Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2018 |
Mr John Paul Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Mclauglinceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
32 Bath Road
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 2JA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCLAUGHLIN, James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-23
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MCLAUGHLIN, John Paul→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-12-22
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22