ABLE SECURITY & KEY HOLDING SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
13133544 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-14
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Private security activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 80200Security systems service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £4.3k |
| Current assets | — | £189 |
| Net assets | — | £4.3k |
| Average employees | 1000 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-06➕MOKWE, Patrick Chukwukanene appointeddirector
- 2023-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-06➖OKWUCHUKWU, Atueyi Ernest resigneddirector
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-01➕OKWUCHUKWU, Atueyi Ernest appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31➖MOKWE, Patrick Chukwukanene resigneddirector
- 2021-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-30➖CYRIL, Asika Obiageli resigneddirector
- 2021-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABLE SECURITY & KEY HOLDING SERVICES LTD
- 2021-01-14➕CYRIL, Asika Obiageli appointeddirector
- 2021-01-14➕MOKWE, Patrick Chukwukanene appointeddirector
- 2021-01-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 Patrick Chukwukanene Mokwe Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/02/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Atueyi Ernest Okwuchukwuceased 06/01/2023· 75-100% shares
- Mr Patrick Chukwukanene Mokweceased 31/01/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities
Registered office
246-250 Romford Road
London
E7 9HZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MOKWE, Patrick Chukwukanene→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CYRIL, Asika Obiageli→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2021-06-30
MOKWE, Patrick Chukwukanene→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2022-01-31
OKWUCHUKWU, Atueyi Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2023-01-06
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22