ABSOLUTE ACCESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04419261 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-17

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-20
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-15
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SAMWELL, Maureen Ann resigned
secretary
2019-06-28
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2019-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-06-06
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2009-12-15
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LINDON, Darren resigned
director
2007-01-10
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LINDON, Darren appointed
director
2002-04-17
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Company incorporated
As ABSOLUTE ACCESS LIMITED
2002-04-17
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SAMWELL, Richard Michael appointed
director
2002-04-17
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SAMWELL, Maureen Ann appointed
secretary
2002-04-17
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-17
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-04-17
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-04-17
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Michael Samwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-04-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Burley House New Hold Industrial Estate

Garforth

Leeds

LS25 2LD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SAMWELL, Richard Michael→

director · ~51y · appointed 2002-04-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAMWELL, Maureen Ann→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2020-05-15

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2002-04-17

Resigned

LINDON, Darren→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2009-12-15

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2002-04-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-29

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2026-04-29