ACCESS DOORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03953092 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-21
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£169.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
68 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £169,038

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£169k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£306k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£61k£122k£183k£245k£306kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£214.8k£162.2k
Current assets£305.8k£187.0k
Net assets£169.0k£107.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2021-12-21
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  6. 2021-01-05
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  7. 2019-12-12
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  8. 2018-12-19
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  9. 2017-12-12
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  10. 2016-12-22
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  11. 2016-05-10
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  12. 2015-10-08
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  13. 2015-04-07
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  14. 2014-12-23
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  15. 2014-03-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-10-26
    BARNETT, Nicholas David, Doctor resigned
    director
  17. 2009-10-01
    HEWITT, Horace Edward resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-11-19
    CLARKE, Matthew Alexander appointed
    director
  19. 2008-11-19
    BARNETT, Simon John resigned
    director
  20. 2008-11-19
    BARNETT, Steven Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2008-04-18
    BARNETT, Nicholas David, Doctor appointed
    director
  22. 2005-11-09
    BARNETT, Steven Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-15
    BARNETT, Simon John appointed
    director
  24. 2005-03-07
    BARNETT, Brian Joseph Daniel resigned
    director
  25. 2000-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS DOORS LIMITED
  26. 2000-03-21
    HEWITT, Horace Edward appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-21
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-03-21
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-03-21
    BARNETT, Brian Joseph Daniel appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

Burrator Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Burrator Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ACCESS DOORS LIMITED
This company · 03953092

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
Burrator Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Carlton House
High Street
Higham Ferrers
Northamptonshire
NN10 8BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CLARKE, Matthew Alexander
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-11-19
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Active
HEWITT, Horace Edward
secretary · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2000-03-21
Resigned
BARNETT, Brian Joseph Daniel
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-03-21 · resigned 2005-03-07
Resigned
BARNETT, Nicholas David, Doctor
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-04-18 · resigned 2012-10-26
Resigned
BARNETT, Simon John
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2008-11-19
Resigned
BARNETT, Steven Martin
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2008-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-28