POWERED ACCESS LICENSING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
03964801 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-05
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 14 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-02-20
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-02-20
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-12-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2016-05-16
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    COULING, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  6. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2016-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2016-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2016-05-01
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    BACHE, Andrew Foster appointed
    director
  10. 2016-01-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2016-01-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-04-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  19. 2014-04-03
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    BALL, John resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2013-04-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2013-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2013-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2012-06-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  25. 2012-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2011-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  27. 2011-05-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  28. 2011-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2011-04-14
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    SHAUGHNESSY, Stephen Andrew resigned
    director
  30. 2010-03-25
    ➖
    MORT, Anthony John resigned
    director
  31. 2008-09-15
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    REID, Robert Andrew Wilson resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-09-15
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    REID, Robert Andrew Wilson resigned
    director
  33. 2007-09-10
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    COULING, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-27
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    SAUBOT, Pierre Francois resigned
    director
  35. 2007-01-16
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    LASKY, William resigned
    director
  36. 2005-05-16
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    GODENHIELM, Lars-Petter resigned
    director
  37. 2005-05-16
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    SHAUGHNESSY, Stephen Andrew appointed
    director
  38. 2005-04-18
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    BENNETT, Peter resigned
    secretary
  39. 2005-04-18
    ➕
    REID, Robert Andrew Wilson appointed
    secretary
  40. 2005-04-18
    ➕
    BALL, John appointed
    director
  41. 2005-04-18
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    BENNETT, Peter resigned
    director
  42. 2004-04-22
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    DAVIN, Nicholas George resigned
    director
  43. 2004-04-22
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    LASKY, William appointed
    director
  44. 2003-12-31
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    ADORIAN, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  45. 2003-11-19
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    WHITEMAN, Timothy Neil appointed
    director
  46. 2003-04-15
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    MORT, Anthony John appointed
    director
  47. 2003-04-15
    ➖
    SPARROW, Leigh William resigned
    director
  48. 2001-06-14
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    REID, Robert Andrew Wilson appointed
    director
  49. 2001-06-14
    ➕
    SPARROW, Leigh William appointed
    director
  50. 2000-05-08
    ➕
    BENNETT, Peter appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-02-20

Group structure

International Powered Access Federation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
International Powered Access Federation
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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POWERED ACCESS LICENSING LTD
This company · 03964801

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
International Powered Access Federation
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 1 Moss End Business Village
Crooklands
Milnthorpe
Cumbria
LA7 7NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)

BACHE, Andrew Foster→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITEMAN, Timothy Neil→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
REID, Robert Andrew Wilson→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2008-09-15
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned
ADORIAN, Paul Anthony→
director · ~91y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
BALL, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2014-04-03
Resigned
BENNETT, Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2005-04-18
Resigned
COULING, Stephen Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2016-05-16
Resigned
DAVIN, Nicholas George→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
GODENHIELM, Lars-Petter→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
LASKY, William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-22 · resigned 2007-01-16
Resigned
MORT, Anthony John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
REID, Robert Andrew Wilson→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2008-09-15
Resigned
SAUBOT, Pierre Francois→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-05-08 · resigned 2007-03-27
Resigned
SHAUGHNESSY, Stephen Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2011-04-14
Resigned
SPARROW, Leigh William→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-06-14 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-11-17
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-05-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-12-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2014-04-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-23