ANGUS ALARMS & SECURITY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC567611 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-01
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,885
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 126% YoY
Current Assets
£175k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £54.8k | £77.0k |
| Current assets | £174.8k | £135.0k |
| Cash | £4.7k | £23.0k |
| Debtors | £160.1k | £102.0k |
| Net assets | £1.9k | £833 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGUS ALARMS & SECURITY LIMITED
- 2017-06-01➕NELSON, Aaron Luke appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ruth Frances Nelson Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2018 |
Mr Aaron Luke Nelson Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 7c Logie Road
Logie Business Park
Kirriemuir
Angus
DD8 5PU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
NELSON, Aaron Luke→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-06-01
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-30