A J ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07605052 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-14
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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
8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 15.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-10-11🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-10-10🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Pgim Private Capital Fund (Ireland) Icav
- 2024-10-10🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Limited
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-27➕ROBERTS, Paul Richard appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-27➕ROBERTS, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27➖ORME, Richard Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-27➖ORME, Richard Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-31➕ORME, Richard Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-31➖WOODHAMS, Steven James resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-31➕ORME, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖WOODHAMS, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2022-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD
- 2019-08-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Pgim Private Capital Fund (Ireland) Icav
- 2019-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-07-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-07-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD
- 2016-05-31➖MORT, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2014-07-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ge Capital Bank Limited (The "Security Agent")
- 2014-06-25➕MCNICHOLAS, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➕SHIPMAN, David Cyril appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➖MORT, Anthony John resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-25➕WOODHAMS, Steven James appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-25➖MORT, Jayne Charville resigneddirector
- 2014-06-25➕WOODHAMS, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2013-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-02-29➖CRAGG, Nicholas Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-04-26➕MORT, Anthony John appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-26➕CRAGG, Nicholas Jeremy appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Afi Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Afi Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A J ACCESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 07605052
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Afi Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 5CC LIMITED→ 04695248 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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| ABACUS SPARES LIMITED→ 12423052 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Afi-Uplift,
Pope Street
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
ROBERTS, Paul Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-08-27
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MCNICHOLAS, David Anthony→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-25
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ROBERTS, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-08-27
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SHIPMAN, David Cyril→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-25
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MORT, Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2014-06-25
ORME, Richard Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2024-08-27
WOODHAMS, Steven James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2022-12-31
CRAGG, Nicholas Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2012-02-29
MORT, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2016-05-31
MORT, Jayne Charville→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2011-04-26 · resigned 2014-06-25
ORME, Richard Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2024-08-27
WOODHAMS, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2022-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Pgim Private Capital Fund (Ireland) Icav | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Wells Fargo Capital Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/12/2020 | 11/10/2024 | |
| outstanding | Pgim Private Capital Fund (Ireland) Icav | A registered charge | — | 13/08/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK Pnc Business Credit a Trading Style of Pnc Financial Services UK LTD | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2017 | 11/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Ge Capital Bank (The "Security Agent") Ge Capital Bank Limited (The "Security Agent") | A registered charge | — | 04/07/2014 | 31/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 05/12/2013 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 31/05/2011 | 24/07/2019 |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14