AC SECURE SYSTEMS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
13018669 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.1y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,260
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£122kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£59.5k£28.9k
Current assets£121.6k£109.4k
Cash£25.6k£21.1k
Debtors£92.8k£86.3k
Net assets£9.3k£9.2k

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

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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
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  10. 2024-09-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-06-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-06-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-12-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2022-07-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-07-04
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    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2022-04-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2022-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
  25. 2021-11-19
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2020-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC SECURE SYSTEMS LTD
  27. 2020-11-15
    ➕
    COUSENS, Adam James appointed
    director
  28. 2020-11-15
    ➕
    COUSENS, Kirsty Leanne appointed
    director
  29. 2020-11-15
    ➕
    KELSEY, Lee Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2020-11-15
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Building 3 City West Business Park
Gelderd Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 6LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

COUSENS, Adam James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUSENS, Kirsty Leanne→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELSEY, Lee Paul→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-15 · resigned 2021-11-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited
A registered charge—29/04/202204/06/2024

Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18