ACCESS TIMBER PRODUCTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07979741 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-07
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 16290SIC 16290
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,954

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k-£7k-£4k-£84£4k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-11.0k£-7.6k
Current assets£7.2k—
Net assets£-11.0k£-7.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-24
    ➕
    FOSTER, Linda Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2013-12-01
    ➕
    BIERTON, Jake appointed
    director
  18. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    TYSON, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2012-07-03
    ➖
    BIERTON, Darren Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    TYSON, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Peter Perry resigned
    director
  22. 2012-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS TIMBER PRODUCTS LTD
  23. 2012-03-07
    ➕
    BIERTON, Darren Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-07
    ➕
    WILSON, Peter Perry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Joseph Bierton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/11/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jake Biertonceased 17/11/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood

Registered office

The Old Workshop
1 Ecclesall Road South
Sheffield
S11 9PA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BIERTON, Jake→
director · ~29y · appointed 2013-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTER, Linda Margaret→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIERTON, Darren Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2012-07-03
Resigned
TYSON, Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
WILSON, Peter Perry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-03-07 · resigned 2012-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-03