LOGIC ALARMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC211267 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 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
14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,900,545

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£710k
Net Worth
£1.9m
Current Assets
£1.9m
Current Liabilities
£0£380k£760k£1.1m£1.5m£1.9mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£2.05M
Current assets£1.88M
Cash£709.9k
Debtors£740.6k
Net assets£1.90M
Average employees3100

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-02-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-03
    MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-03
    MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-03
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-02-03
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-03-31
    WILSON, Julie Amanda resigned
    director
  16. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-01-05
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  19. 2022-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-12-09
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    address · AD01
  21. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-12-03
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2021-11-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2021-11-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  26. 2021-11-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2021-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2021-11-03
    MACDONALD, Alan James appointed
    director
  29. 2021-11-03
    MACKENZIE, Hazel resigned
    secretary
  30. 2021-11-03
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne appointed
    secretary
  31. 2016-04-30
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne resigned
    secretary
  32. 2015-11-17
    MACKENZIE, Laura Anne appointed
    secretary
  33. 2015-09-30
    WILSON, Julie Amanda appointed
    director
  34. 2015-04-24
    MACKENZIE, David John appointed
    director
  35. 2015-04-24
    MACKENZIE, Gary Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2015-04-24
    MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette resigned
    director
  37. 2015-01-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2001-03-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  39. 2000-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LOGIC ALARMS LIMITED
  40. 2000-09-22
    MACKENZIE, Ian appointed
    director
  41. 2000-09-22
    MACKENZIE, Hazel appointed
    secretary
  42. 2000-09-22
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2000-09-22
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2000-09-22
    MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette appointed
    director
  45. 2000-09-22
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2000-09-22
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

Logic Alarms (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Logic Alarms (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
LOGIC ALARMS LIMITED
This company · SC211267

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Logic Alarms (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares22/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Mackenzieceased 22/09/2018· 50-75% shares

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

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7 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
Incorporated2000-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Fingask
22 Tomich
Beauly
IV4 7AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette
secretary · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
MACDONALD, Alan James
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-11-03
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Active
MACKENZIE, David John
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-04-24
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Active
MACKENZIE, Gary Michael
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-24
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Active
MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
MACKENZIE, Ian
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-09-22
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Active
MACKENZIE, Hazel
secretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2021-11-03
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Laura Anne
secretary · appointed 2021-11-03 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Laura Anne
secretary · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2016-04-30
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2000-09-22
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Hazel Janette
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2015-04-24
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Laura Anne
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-12-03 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
WILSON, Julie Amanda
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2000-09-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/03/200120/01/2015

Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-05