ACCESS BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4500 | 4700 |
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
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-12➖ELDERTON, Natalie Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-09-13➕ELDERTON, Natalie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Access Building Products Limited
- 2016-02-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-12-15➖O'CONNELL, Daniel Edmond resigneddirector
- 2009-12-12➖O'CONNELL, Daniel Edmond resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
- 2006-10-02➕ELDERTON, John Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-10-02➕O'CONNELL, Daniel Edmond appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-02➕O'CONNELL, Daniel Edmond appointeddirector
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Access Building Products Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Access Building Products Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/03/2026 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Plastic Access Panels Ltdceased 24/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr John Robert Eldertonceased 24/08/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Natalie Elizabeth Eldertonceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Robert Eldertonceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2016 | 21/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Access Building Products Access Building Products Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2016 | 05/05/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/02/2016 | 21/04/2023 |