1ST SELF ACCESS STORAGE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05280284 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
95 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2024-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-12➖MURRAY THREIPLAND, Claire Rose resigneddirector
- 2023-06-12➖MURRAY THREIPLAND, Stuart Wyndham resigneddirector
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-03-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-12-02➕MURRAY-THREIPLAND, Alexander Patrick appointeddirector
- 2012-04-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: John Alan Stancer and Michael Graham Bragg
- 2012-04-03🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-11-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2006-11-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-12-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-11-11➕JONES, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-11➕JONES, Mark appointeddirector
- 2004-11-11➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-11➕MURRAY THREIPLAND, Claire Rose appointeddirector
- 2004-11-11➕MURRAY THREIPLAND, Stuart Wyndham appointeddirector
- 2004-11-11➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST SELF ACCESS STORAGE LIMITED
- 2004-11-08➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-08➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 low8 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S W Murray Threipland Will Trust Individual | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2024 |
Mr Alexander Patrick Murray-Threipland Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2026 |
Mrs Alice Cassia Smith-Bingham Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2026 |
Mr Robert Wyndham Murray-Threipland Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stuart Wyndham Murray-Threiplandceased 08/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Claire Rose Murray-Threiplandceased 12/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 BHC LTD→ 15210777 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 5A TRANSPORT LTD→ 14123984 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A 2 B TAXIS SALISBURY LTD→ 09125851 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AA TAXI SALISBURY LTD→ 16157393 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACE CARRIERS LTD→ 16301889 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AIRBOURNE AVIATION LTD→ 16660346 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEX&AMA TRANS LTD→ 16869159 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
Unit 1 The Headlands Salisbury Road
Downton
Salisbury
SP5 3JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
MURRAY-THREIPLAND, Alexander Patrick→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2004-11-11
MURRAY THREIPLAND, Claire Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2023-06-12
MURRAY THREIPLAND, Stuart Wyndham→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2023-06-12
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2004-11-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
8
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/06/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | John Alan Stancer and Michael Graham Bragg | Deed of charge | 1 property | 03/04/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 03/04/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 02/11/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 02/11/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement | 1 property | 01/12/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 01/12/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2024-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-22