ACCESS LIFTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03231129 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£447.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £447,523
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,121 YoY
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£349k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£448k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£91k£181k£272k£363k£454kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Cash£349.3k£350.1k
Net assets£447.5k£453.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-04-01
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    EDWARDS, Jonathan appointed
    director
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 1997-02-14
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    EDWARDS, Jane appointed
    director
  18. 1997-02-14
    ➖
    AUSTIN, John Howard resigned
    director
  19. 1996-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS LIFTS LIMITED
  20. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Robert John appointed
    secretary
  21. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Robert John appointed
    director
  22. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-07-30
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    AUSTIN, John Howard appointed
    director
  25. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1996-07-30
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1996-07-30
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-07-30
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — EDWARDS, Jonathan (same surname) appointed 2022-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mr Robert John Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1996-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Merley Hall Farmhouse Willett Road
Ashington
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 3DL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

EDWARDS, Robert John→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-02-14
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Active
EDWARDS, Jonathan→
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
EDWARDS, Robert John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1996-07-30
Resigned
AUSTIN, John Howard→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1997-02-14
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1996-07-30
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-30 · resigned 1996-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-04