ADVANCED ACCESS PLATFORMS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06360751 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 7200 | 5700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-14📄mortgage-alter-charge-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR07
- 2025-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-04-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: John Corcoran
- 2014-02-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2014-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Joanne Corcoran
- 2010-04-06➕CORCORAN, John Anthony Edward appointeddirector
- 2007-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED ACCESS PLATFORMS LTD
- 2007-09-04➕CORCORAN, John Anthony Edward appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-04➕CORCORAN, Joanne Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Anthony Edward Corcoran Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanne Louise Corcoran Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
See pricing →Similar companies
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & E GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 09411806 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| A 1 CONSTRUCTION (PVT) LTD→ 12362556 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A.C.VAN SANTEN & SON LIMITED→ 00621928 · est 1959 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 67y | — | — |
| A&E CONSTRUCTION 2B LTD→ 15116094 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACCESS PLATFORMS (UK) LIMITED→ 07053800 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ADAMJ&CO LTD→ 13102101 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADAPT AND BUILD LTD→ 15985584 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADF ELECTRICAL LTD→ 13705818 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADF PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 13284388 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADVANCE FIRE INSTALLATIONS LTD→ 11562053 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Cwm
1a High Street
Epsom
Surrey
KT19 8DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CORCORAN, John Anthony Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORCORAN, Joanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORCORAN, John Anthony Edward→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | John Corcoran / Joanne Corcoran | First legal charge | 1 property | 08/04/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/02/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Joanne Corcoran / John Corcoran | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/01/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
mortgage-alter-charge-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR07
2026-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-10