AA SECURITY FORCE LTD

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14448644 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£108.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80100Private security activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £108,443
Cash YoY
+111%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£183k
↑ 111% YoY
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 243% YoY
Current Assets
£546k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£109k£218k£327k£436k£546kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£168.4k£31.6k
Current assets£545.5k£295.3k
Cash£183.5k£86.8k
Debtors£362.0k£208.5k
Net assets£108.4k£31.6k

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-07-03
    ANWAR, Waqas resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-19
    ANWAR, Waqas appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-02-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA SECURITY FORCE LTD
  11. 2022-10-28
    ANWAR, Abid appointed
    director
  12. 2022-10-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abid Anwar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Suite 11, 316e Ilford Lane
Ilford
IG1 2LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANWAR, Abid
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-10-28
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Active
ANWAR, Waqas
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-04-19 · resigned 2023-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-28