ACCESS 2 DRIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07916944 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£29
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £29

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
£29
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
£0£475£949£1k£2k£2kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£158
Current assets£2.4k
Cash£1.5k
Debtors£838
Net assets£29

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
    FAST TECH ACCOUNTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-01-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-05-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-16
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2020-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-05-24
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  13. 2018-03-14
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  14. 2017-08-02
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  15. 2016-04-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-19
    FAST TECH ACCOUNTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2015-11-19
    KITFORM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-02-09
    MIHELL, Jason Barry appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-09
    LONG, Sharon Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2012-01-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS 2 DRIVE LIMITED
  22. 2012-01-19
    KITFORM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-01-19
    LONG, Sharon Elizabeth 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Mihell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

7 Ernest Road
Portsmouth
PO1 5RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MIHELL, Jason Barry
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-02-09
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Active
FAST TECH ACCOUNTANCY LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-19 · resigned 2025-01-30
Resigned
KITFORM LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-19 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned
LONG, Sharon Elizabeth
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-01-19 · resigned 2012-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26