ACCESS LINK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06127583 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£43.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,303
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£49k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£25k£37k£50k£62kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-282023-08-28
Total assets£43.3k£25.9k
Current assets£62.2k£57.4k
Cash£48.6k£42.8k
Debtors£13.6k£14.5k
Net assets£43.3k£25.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-06-11
    ➕
    BEYNON, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2019-06-11
    ➖
    BOWERS, Malcolm resigned
    director
  13. 2019-06-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-15
    ➕
    BALL, John appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-15
    ➖
    JOHN, Keith resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-06
    ➕
    BOWERS, Malcolm appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-06
    ➖
    BRADY, Barry Patrick resigned
    director
  22. 2010-02-22
    ➖
    MORT, Anthony John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-02-05
    ➖
    PHILPOTT, Richard Nagle resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-04-30
    ➕
    BRADY, Barry Patrick appointed
    director
  25. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    FEARON, Gary Lee resigned
    director
  26. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    HESSION, Malcolm resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-30
    ➕
    JOHN, Keith appointed
    director
  28. 2007-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS LINK LIMITED
  29. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-02-26
    ➖
    MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  31. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    PHILPOTT, Richard Nagle appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    FEARON, Gary Lee appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    HESSION, Malcolm appointed
    director
  34. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    MORT, Anthony John appointed
    director
  35. 2007-02-26
    ➕
    PARK LANE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2007-02-26
    ➖
    PARK LANE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Ball
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Malcolm Bowersceased 11/06/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

33 George Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 1LX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last made up to: 2024-08-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BALL, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEYNON, Stephen Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSDEN, Susan Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2007-02-26
Resigned
PHILPOTT, Richard Nagle→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2009-02-05
Resigned
BOWERS, Malcolm→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-04-06 · resigned 2019-06-11
Resigned
BRADY, Barry Patrick→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-04-30 · resigned 2012-04-06
Resigned
FEARON, Gary Lee→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
HESSION, Malcolm→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
JOHN, Keith→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-04-30 · resigned 2017-02-15
Resigned
MORT, Anthony John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2010-02-22
Resigned
PARK LANE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2007-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-11