ACCESS MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01171653 · ltd · incorporated 1974-05-24
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 47.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 47.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
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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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
109 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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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 600 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-03➖JOHNSON, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2003-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-10-10➕SMITH, Allan appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-10➖DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-10➖DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2002-10-10➖WINDLER, Beverley resigneddirector
- 2002-09-19➕GREAVES, Michael Timothy appointeddirector
- 2002-09-19➕JOHNSON, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2002-08-01➕SMITH, Allan appointeddirector
- 2002-06-18➖DAVID, John resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-18➕DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-18➖DAVID, John resigneddirector
- 2000-03-06➕DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2000-03-06➕WINDLER, Beverley appointeddirector
- 2000-03-06➖WINDLER, Michael resigneddirector
- 1978-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1974-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Michael Timothy Greaves Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Alan Smith Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- David Anthony Johnsonceased 07/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 12 Lady Ann Mills
Lady Ann Road
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 0PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
GREAVES, Michael Timothy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Allan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVID, John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-06-18
DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-10-10
DAVID, John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2002-06-18
DAVIES, Denise Elizabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2002-10-10
JOHNSON, David Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2017-07-03
WINDLER, Beverley→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2002-10-10
WINDLER, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2000-03-06
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/03/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/1978 | — |
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Recent filings (109 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-01