A1 FIRE AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09598748 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£92.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,021
Net assets shrinking
Down £101,956 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£73k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£63k£127k£190k£253k£317kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£99.7k£215.1k
Current assets£193.3k£316.7k
Cash£72.8k£266.7k
Debtors£120.4k£50.1k
Net assets£92.0k£194.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-02
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-07-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-14
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    address · AD01
  13. 2020-05-12
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    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-11
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    address · AD01
  15. 2020-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-05-11
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-12-27
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-12-18
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    CONNETT, Natalie resigned
    director
  19. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-01
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    POWELL, Matthew Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 FIRE AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    POWELL, Nadine Carole appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    CONNETT, Natalie appointed
    director
  24. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    POWELL, Matthew Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nadine Carol Powell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

2b Jave Close
Off: Dysart Road
Grantham
NG31 7GR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

POWELL, Nadine Carole→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNETT, Natalie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2019-12-18
Resigned
POWELL, Matthew Anthony→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23