ATEXA FIRE AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC669793 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-04
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 22 | 1900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-09-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-06-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12➕MCNEIL, David Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06➕MULHOLLAND, Derek John appointeddirector
- 2020-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ATEXA FIRE AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2020-08-04➕WILLIAMSON, James Wight Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Wight Patrick Williamson Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 04/08/2020 |
Mr Derek John Mulholland Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities
Registered office
C/O Consilium Chartered Accountants
169 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCNEIL, David Thomas→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MULHOLLAND, Derek John→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMSON, James Wight Patrick→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2020-08-04
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 15/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16