ACCESS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 53). 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-30➖LALA, Elson resigneddirector
- 2024-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-10➕LALA, Elson appointeddirector
- 2023-08-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-08-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-08-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-08-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2018-07-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2012-03-01➖REXHEPI, Ilir resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
- 2005-04-18➕LITA, Xhevat appointeddirector
- 2005-04-18➕REXHEPI, Ilir appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Xhevat Lita Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/08/2018 | 31/08/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2016 | 16/08/2018 |