ACCESS INDUSTRIAL DOORS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03568668 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-21
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£749
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 27.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £749

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£749
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£150£300£449£599£749Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£749£749
Debtors£749£749
Net assets£749£749

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-08-30
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    SANGHA, Neel Kumal Singh resigned
    director
  17. 2008-06-12
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2007-10-05
    ➖
    WHITEHOUSE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2007-03-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2003-04-24
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2003-01-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2001-02-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 1999-10-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1999-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    SINGH, Palminder appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    SINGH, Palminder appointed
    director
  27. 1998-12-02
    ➖
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    SANGHA, Neel Kumal Singh appointed
    director
  29. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Jackie appointed
    director
  30. 1998-12-02
    ➖
    SMITH, Jackie resigned
    director
  31. 1998-12-02
    ➕
    WHITEHOUSE, David appointed
    director
  32. 1998-12-02
    ➖
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 1998-12-02
    ➖
    ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 1998-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS INDUSTRIAL DOORS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
  35. 1998-05-21
    ➕
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1998-05-21
    ➕
    FBC NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 1998-05-21
    ➕
    ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

1 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Sep Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sep Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ACCESS INDUSTRIAL DOORS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED
This company · 03568668

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sep Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

1st Floor Dudley House
Stone Street
Dudley
West Midlands
DY1 1NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SINGH, Palminder→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGH, Palminder→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 1998-12-02
Resigned
SANGHA, Neel Kumal Singh→
director · ~52y · appointed 1998-12-02 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
SMITH, Jackie→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-12-02 · resigned 1998-12-02
Resigned
WHITEHOUSE, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-12-02 · resigned 2007-10-05
Resigned
FBC NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 1998-12-02
Resigned
ROUTH HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-05-21 · resigned 1998-12-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/06/2008—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/03/2007—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/04/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/01/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property07/02/2001—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/10/1999—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/05/1999—
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12