ARREST FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC328328 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 2100 | 2100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄capital-cancellation-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figurecapital · SH05
- 2023-06-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-09-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-08-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-08-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-08-15📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-03-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-02-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2022-01-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2021-12-08📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2021-12-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-10-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Arrest Holdings Limited
- 2020-12-03➖FLEMING, Tom resignedsecretary
- 2020-12-03➖FLEMING, Ann resigneddirector
- 2020-12-03➖FLEMING, Tom resigneddirector
- 2016-08-01➕STEWART, Alison appointeddirector
- 2016-08-01➕FLEMING, Ann appointeddirector
- 2007-09-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ARREST FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
- 2007-07-26➕STEWART, Alan appointeddirector
- 2007-07-26➕FLEMING, Tom appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-26➕FLEMING, Tom appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Arrest Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Arrest Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ARREST FIRE AND SECURITY LIMITED
This company · SC328328
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arrest Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Stewartceased 08/06/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Tom Flemingceased 03/12/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
Unit 1 And 2 Oakbank Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G20 7LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
STEWART, Alan→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Alison→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLEMING, Tom→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-26 · resigned 2020-12-03
FLEMING, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2020-12-03
FLEMING, Tom→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-26 · resigned 2020-12-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arrest Holdings Arrest Holdings Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/10/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/09/2007 | 02/12/2021 |
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Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
capital-cancellation-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH05
2023-07-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-10-05
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-09-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-08-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-08-16