"There will ALWAYS be a market for the established security integrator with our complete in-house fulfillment.

Both our new and legacy customers are responsible for protected and sensitive infrastructures requiring proven multi-protection supplier integrations.

Our hands-on, in-person, native Midwest customer-first culture consistently fuels very scalable innovations." Founder/Seller#

Non-Disclosure & Confidentiality Agreement Link  #

Location: Western Illinois#

Established: 2002#

Customer Area Served: 200 mile radius from the Illinois/Iowa Quad Cities metro area#

2022-2025 Annual Summary & 3 Year Weighted Average EBITDA, SDE#

• 2025 Gross Sales: $1.04MM
• 2025 Adjusted EBTIDA: $0.31MM* -- 1st year investing profits into scaling threat assessment integrations for physical infrastructrures
• 2024 Gross Sales: $1.05MM 
• 2024 Adjusted EBITDA: $0.43MM* -- 1st year implementing multi-supplier integrations w key supplier for physical infrastructure threat assessments
• 2023 Gross Sales: $0.97MM
• 2023 Adjusted EBITDA: $0.24MM 
• 2022 Gross Sales: 1.01MM
• 2022 Adjusted EBITDA: $0.36MM
• Adjusted Annual EBITDA (Trailing 3-Yr Avg.): $0.34MM 
• Adjusted Annual SDE (Trailing 3-year Avg.): $0.45MM

Minimum Business Asking Price: $1.20MM#

• Seller open to 25%/$300k in either a subordinate seller note, or an earn-out with upside greater than a note
• Includes approximately $90K in FF&E (tools) and $30K in two vehicles
• Includes dedicated staff and ownership ready to train new owner's team
• Includes transitioning all short and long term customer and supplier relationships
• Includes first to market non-proprietary door monitoring video system (DMVS) integration solution with exclusive 11-state Midwest market proven supplier 
• Includes exclusive marketing rights to seller's proven DVMS single-interface perimeter security and emergency notification platform design for education/sensitive facilities.
• Includes a market proven, single interface, full customer security eco-system integration solution
• Includes moving the operation to the new owner's site in the region

Background & Business Opportunity #

• Founded in 2002, the Business is family-owned and is a leading provider of surveillance camera systems, access control, computer network, and fiber optic installations throughout Iowa and Illinois. 
• Since 2024, Seller has expanded the business to include a highly developed, customer driven and customer tested single interface threat assessment and action matrix integrated with all compatible 3rd party suppliers.
• Does the new owner need an alarm contractor license even though the business has never been an alarm company and has no recurring revenue contracts.
• This business has always provided 100% in-house project management, procurement and project completion for new installs, upgrades, repair or maintenance.
• The business serves school districts, law enforcement, city/county governments and commercial businesses. (This is NOT an alarm company.)
• In addition, the Business also specializes in large-scale audio system design and installation for commercial customers' sporting and motorsports venues throughout the United States.  
• From 2022 to 2024 the business averaged $500K+ per employee per year in gross sales
• Industry average sales per employee is $250K.
• In 2025 the business averaged $300k per employee in gross sales with the investment in the founder's replacement for business development and fulfillment with a 20+ year industry hire
• With the Seller's first to market non-proprietary door monitoring video system (DMVS) integration solution with exclusive 11-state Midwest market proven supplier, Seller has increased profit margins considerably from 24-40%.
• All prospective new customer and current customers who have been presented the DMVS solution has either acquired it from the Seller or is in current stages of planning/budgeting for the solution. This solution averages a baseline $74k implementation plus hardware add-ons.
• The business' R&D has direct factory support for integration developments actively backing new AI and other customer-driven active and forensic analytics

Optimal Transition Profile #

Sellers are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for the new owner including remaining engaged in the business as a consultant through October 2027, depending on the buyer circumstances. 
Sellers' are also committed to ensuring their long-standing customers and supplier partners are in good hands with a new owner and that the succession includes a business culture based on value for value relationships

Optimal Buyer Profile #

• Existing IT, electrical or building trades related contractor 
• Capacity to scale technician hires and/or deploy current trainable tech staff to new profit centers 
• Capacity for new product offerings and new product training from seller 
• Midwest footprint with deployed resources that can be leveraged to expand current business geographic reach to proven sales channels 

Staffing  #

• 1 Full-Time Founder/Majority Owner 
• 1 Full-Time Field Manager/Minority Owner
• 1 Full-Time Integration Tech
• 1 1099 Bookkeeper 
• 1 Part-Time Installer
• Seasonal sub-contractors 

Please complete the NDA at this link here to receive the full Confidential Information Memorandum 1.0.#

CIM 1.0 includes:#

What's Inside CIM 1.0: (everything below category or bullet point wise, is copied from currently un-edited, needs to be updated CIM 1.0 at www.marigold.mobi/cimfss )#

• Minimum Business Asking Price & Terms
• Background
• Family Owned & Operated, Ready For 2.0
• FSS 2.0 Successfully Test Driven in 2024
• New Manager in Training, Service Van in 2025 
• Reliable & Scalable Business Opportunity 
• Optimal Buyer Profiles
• FSS Customer Types
• Reputation and Geographic Service Areas
• 2022-2024 Annual Historical Sales, EBITDA, SDE Summary
• Five Year Forecast 2025 to 2029 Summary 
• 2017-2024 YTD Annual Historical Sales, COGS, Net Margins, EBITDA, EBIT, SDE Details + 2025-2029 Pro-Forma Forecast 
• Facilities & Location 
• 2025 Pipeline & Demand Driven Growth Requirements  
• First-To-Market, Innovative, Non-Proprietary, Profitable, and Exclusive Product Line Integration
• Door Monitoring Solutions Capabilities Video
• Door Monitoring Solution Screen Shots
• New DMVS Total Addressable Market in 7 Counties - Public Schools Only
• Net Promoter Score (NPS) = 86 out of 100
• Customer Profile as a Percentage of Sales
• Staffing
• Website
• CIM 2.0 & Next Steps

Seller is advised by

Marigold Resources

in Davenport, Iowa and Seller pays Marigold's fee.

Please contact Marigold Resources at (563) 424-5707

Chris Barnard - Managing Partner

cbarnard@marigoldresources.com

Todd McGreevy - Managing Partner

todd@marigoldresources.com

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