FOCUS PUBLIC SAFETY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC606738 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£13.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

19 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £13,786

Cash YoY

+92%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£25k

↑ 92% YoY

Net Worth

£14k

↑ 138% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£13.8k	£5.8k
Cash	£25.2k	£13.1k
Net assets	£13.8k	£5.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand

2025-10-14
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accounts · AA
2024-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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Company incorporated
As FOCUS PUBLIC SAFETY LTD
2018-08-30
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CARRADICE, David Robert appointed
director
2018-08-30
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CARRADICE, Sheelagh appointed
director
2018-08-30
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sheelagh Carradice Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/08/2018

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

Incorporated2018-08-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 8 Golspie Business Park

Golspie

Sutherland

KW10 6UB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-12

Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARRADICE, David Robert→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-30

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CARRADICE, Sheelagh→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-08-30

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