ACCESS & AUTOMATION LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
1 live charge · oldest 5.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £324.2k | £409.4k |
| Current assets | £606.0k | £735.0k |
| Cash | £227.6k | £261.6k |
| Debtors | £313.4k | £413.4k |
| Net assets | £193.1k | £287.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-28📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-03-21📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2014-10-09➖AMBRIDGE, Alan William resigneddirector
- 2007-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS & AUTOMATION LIMITED
- 2007-10-02➕AMBRIDGE, Neil Simon James appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-02➕AMBRIDGE, Neil Simon James appointeddirector
- 2007-10-02➕AMBRIDGE, Alan William 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Nambridge Ltd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nambridge Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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 (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2020 | — |