ADMIRAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07990803 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.50M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Scaffold erection
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
43 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
70
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,498,513
Cash draining
Cash down 93% YoY
Cash YoY
-93%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£263
↓ 93% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.5m
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 788% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£1.5m-£1.2m-£898k-£587k-£275k£36kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-1.50M£-1.52M
Current assets£35.9k£4.0k
Cash£263£3.6k
Debtors£35.6k£427
Net assets£-1.50M£-1.52M

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

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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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2023-05-18
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  5. 2023-03-06
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  6. 2023-03-06
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-07
    WITHERS, Terry appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-07
    WITHERS, Adrian resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-26
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  10. 2021-11-24
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  11. 2020-12-07
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  12. 2019-09-19
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  13. 2018-09-24
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  14. 2017-08-31
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  15. 2016-09-07
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  16. 2015-11-23
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  17. 2015-09-22
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  18. 2013-11-01
    WILSON, Graham resigned
    director
  19. 2013-09-01
    WILSON, Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2013-06-01
    WITHERS, Terry appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-06-01
    ROWLEDGE, Jake resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-06-01
    WILSON, Graham resigned
    director
  23. 2013-06-01
    WITHERS, Adrian appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADMIRAL ACCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2012-03-14
    ROWLEDGE, Jake appointed
    secretary
  26. 2012-03-14
    WILSON, Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Terry Withers
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43991 — Scaffold erection

Registered office

65 Weir Road
London
SW19 8UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WITHERS, Terry
secretary · appointed 2013-06-01
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Active
WITHERS, Terry
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-10-07
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Active
ROWLEDGE, Jake
secretary · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
WILSON, Graham
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
WILSON, Graham
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-03-14 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
WITHERS, Adrian
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2022-10-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-06
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officers · TM01
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23