THOMSON ALARM & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC146163 · ltd · incorporated 1993-08-27
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
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees7700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-02-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  17. 2006-11-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  18. 2003-09-26
    ➕
    BOYLE, Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-26
    ➖
    THOMSON, Margaret Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-09-26
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    THOMSON, Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 1994-09-01
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    BOYLE, Colin William appointed
    director
  23. 1994-01-27
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    THOMSON, Margaret Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 1994-01-27
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    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1994-01-27
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    THOMSON, Thomas appointed
    director
  26. 1994-01-27
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    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1993-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMSON ALARM & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  28. 1993-08-27
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1993-08-27
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Linkvale Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Linkvale Limited
Corporate parent
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THOMSON ALARM & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · SC146163

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Linkvale Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOYLE, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYLE, Colin William→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Margaret Ann→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 2003-09-26
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 1994-01-27
Resigned
THOMSON, Thomas→
director · ~83y · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 2003-09-26
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 1994-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property15/02/2007—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property21/11/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property09/09/2003—
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-25