1ST 4 SECURITY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC222736 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-31
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-05-29
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  9. 2023-06-29
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  10. 2022-08-03
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  11. 2022-08-02
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  12. 2022-07-26
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  13. 2021-05-31
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  14. 2019-09-09
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  15. 2019-05-06
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  16. 2018-05-25
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  17. 2014-08-20
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    STEWART, Francise Gordon resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-21
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    STEWART, Francise Gordon appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-09-20
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    CLARK, Allen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 1ST 4 SECURITY LTD.
  21. 2001-08-31
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    HUNTER, Derek appointed
    director
  22. 2001-08-31
    ➕
    CLARK, Allen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-08-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

17 Moulin Way
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HUNTER, Derek→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-08-31
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Active
CLARK, Allen→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
STEWART, Francise Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-21 · resigned 2014-08-20
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-01
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2023-11-01
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-02