1ST CLASS SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
03997838 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-19
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 1 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees500500

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2000-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CLASS SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD
  18. 2000-05-19
    ➕
    REEVES, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-05-19
    ➕
    REEVES, David appointed
    director
  20. 2000-05-19
    ➕
    TROWBRIDGE, Garry appointed
    director
  21. 2000-05-19
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    COHEN CORKERY COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2000-05-19
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    COHEN CORKERY COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2000-05-19
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    COHEN CORKERY LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2000-05-19
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    COHEN CORKERY LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Garry Trowbridge
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/11/2023
Mr David Reeves
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

4 Weston Way
Pyrford
Surrey
GU22 8RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

REEVES, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-19
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Active
REEVES, David→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TROWBRIDGE, Garry→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COHEN CORKERY COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned
COHEN CORKERY LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-05-19 · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-20