ACCESS ALLIANCE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07138774 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-28
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1£1£2£2£3Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£3£3
Current assets£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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  2. 2026-02-20
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  3. 2026-02-20
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  4. 2026-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-05
    HALL, David Douglas Nairn, Dr resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-30
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  7. 2024-10-25
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  8. 2023-09-27
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  9. 2022-09-23
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  10. 2022-01-31
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  11. 2021-01-28
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  12. 2019-10-30
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  13. 2018-10-25
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  14. 2017-09-26
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  15. 2016-10-18
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  16. 2010-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS ALLIANCE LTD
  17. 2010-01-28
    CRAWFORD, Antony James appointed
    director
  18. 2010-01-28
    TILL, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  19. 2010-01-28
    HALL, David Douglas Nairn, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Mark Till
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
5075%
50-75% shares28/01/2017
Mr Antony James Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares28/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr David Douglas Nairnceased 18/02/2026· 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
Incorporated2010-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

19 Sherwood Road
Astonfields Industrial Estate
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 3DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Antony James
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-28
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Active
TILL, Jonathan Mark
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-01-28
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Active
HALL, David Douglas Nairn, Dr
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-28 · resigned 2026-01-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31