ACCESS-STORAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07204087 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£249k£498k£746k£995k£1.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£29.6k
Current assets£1.24M
Net assets£29.6k
Average employees4

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-07-20
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-04-28
    ALLEN, Edward James resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-12
    ALLEN, Matthew David appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-12
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-14
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  11. 2023-01-12
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  12. 2022-03-31
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  13. 2021-02-22
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  14. 2020-01-03
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  15. 2019-01-04
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  16. 2018-01-03
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  17. 2017-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS-STORAGE LIMITED
  19. 2010-03-26
    ALLEN, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-26
    ALLEN, Edward James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Matthew David Allen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
2550%
25-50% shares28/04/2024
Mrs Ruth Allen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edward James Allenceased 28/04/2024· 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
Incorporated2010-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

The Estate Office
Forge Lane
Halesown
B62 8EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Ruth
secretary · appointed 2010-03-26
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Active
ALLEN, Matthew David
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active
ALLEN, Edward James
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-03-26 · resigned 2024-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31