ACCESS PLYMOUTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07695327 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-07-06

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49319

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-07-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02
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officers · AP01
2025-03-28
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DREAN, Jonathan Charles Thomas appointed
director
2025-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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officers · TM01
2022-10-07
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officers · AP01
2022-09-30
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JENNINGS, Michael Frederick appointed
director
2022-09-30
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GORE, Diane resigned
director
2022-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-24
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ELDER, Justine resigned
director
2022-02-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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GORE, Diane appointed
director
2017-04-01
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THOMAS, Gordon resigned
director
2016-08-03
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ELDER, Justine appointed
director
2014-09-15
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LOWDEN, Paul John resigned
director
2013-11-20
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THOMAS, Gordon appointed
director
2013-02-26
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DONNELLY, Jacqueline Claudia appointed
director
2013-02-23
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CURTIS, Derek George resigned
director
2011-07-06
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Company incorporated
As ACCESS PLYMOUTH LIMITED
2011-07-06
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HARGREAVES, Lesley appointed
secretary
2011-07-06
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JENNINGS, Linda Orlene appointed
director
2011-07-06
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BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-07-06
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BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-07-06
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CURTIS, Derek George appointed
director
2011-07-06
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LOWDEN, Paul John appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-07-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

Mayflower East Car Park

Mayflower Street

Plymouth

Devon

PL1 1QJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06