ADB ALARMS SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10811628 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £17,792
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,177 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£755k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£152k£305k£457k£610k£762kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-292024-05-29
Total assets£40.7k£77.6k
Current assets£754.7k£762.3k
Net assets£17.8k£46.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-27
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-05-27
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-06-26
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  15. 2019-03-27
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    BENNETT, Samantha Jacqueline appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-19
    ➕
    SAVIGAR, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-12-20
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    BENNETT, Alan Dennis resigned
    director
  21. 2017-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADB ALARMS SERVICES LTD
  22. 2017-06-09
    ➕
    BENNETT, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  23. 2017-06-09
    ➕
    BENNETT, Alan Dennis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Adb Alarms Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Adb Alarms Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADB ALARMS SERVICES LTD
This company · 10811628

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adb Alarms Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/06/2017

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
Incorporated2017-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Nettlebank House
336 Hanley Road
Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 1RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BENNETT, Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Samantha Jacqueline→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAVIGAR, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Alan Dennis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-09 · resigned 2018-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28