ACCESS AND ESCAPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06349924 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-22
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets—£100
Net assets—£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS AND ESCAPE LIMITED
  17. 2007-08-22
    ➕
    TURTON, Lynn Maria appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-08-22
    ➕
    TURTON, Lynn Maria appointed
    director
  19. 2007-08-22
    ➕
    TURTON, Stuart John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lynn Maria Turton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/03/2026
Mr Stuart John Turton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

5 Peacock Lane
Presthope
Much Wenlock
TF13 6FF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TURTON, Lynn Maria→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-22
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TURTON, Lynn Maria→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-08-22
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TURTON, Stuart John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-08-22
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Recent filings (45 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28