T&S SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD

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SC446603 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£239.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (76/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £239,036
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£207k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Net Worth
£239k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£245k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£98k£148k£197k£246kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£240.5k£231.5k
Current assets£245.2k£246.0k
Cash£207.3k£217.1k
Debtors£35.0k£25.8k
Net assets£239.0k£220.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-04-08
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Ralph resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As T&S SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD
  19. 2013-04-03
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Anthony Andrea appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-03
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Ralph appointed
    secretary

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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Andrea Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

39 Udstonmill Road
Stonehouse
Larkhall
Lanarkshire
ML9 3JL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Anthony Andrea→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINCLAIR, Ralph→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-03 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04