AC SECURITY (SOUTH WEST) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12104050 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-15
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-10-01➖WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AC SECURITY (SOUTH WEST) LTD
- 2019-07-15➕COURTNEY, Andrew Clifford appointeddirector
- 2019-07-15➕COURTNEY, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2019-07-15➕WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Clifford Courtney Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities
Registered office
6 Dipford Road
Trull
Taunton
TA3 7NP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
COURTNEY, Andrew Clifford→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COURTNEY, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WELCH COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-07-15 · resigned 2022-10-01
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-07