ACCESS COMPLETE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07335847 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-04
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£460.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £460,480
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,321 YoY
Cash YoY
+146%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 146% YoY
Net Worth
£460k
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£157k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£98k£195k£293k£390k£488kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.54M£3.57M
Current assets£156.6k£126.9k
Cash£54.5k£22.2k
Debtors£4.5k£7.2k
Net assets£460.5k£487.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-29
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    BRETT, Ian Taylor resigned
    director
  8. 2023-06-22
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  9. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-03-06
    ➖
    JONES, Barbara Melanie resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS COMPLETE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  19. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    BARNES, Patricia appointed
    director
  20. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    JONES, Barbara Melanie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    WRIGHT & CO PARTNERSHIP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-08-04
    ➖
    WRIGHT & CO PARTNERSHIP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-04
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2010-08-04
    ➕
    BRETT, Ian Taylor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Patricia Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
25–50%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Taylor Brettceased 28/09/2023· 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
Incorporated2010-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Highlawns 53a Tamworth Road
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS14 9HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BARNES, Patricia→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Barbara Melanie→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned
WRIGHT & CO PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2010-08-04
Resigned
ATKINSON, Michael→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2010-08-04
Resigned
BRETT, Ian Taylor→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2023-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05