ACCESS BUREAU LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08311059 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,220,914
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2.2m
Current Assets
£2.3m
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.22M |
| Current assets | £2.35M |
| Debtors | £2.35M |
| Net assets | £2.22M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-02➖HILL, Lisa Emma resigneddirector
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04➕HILL, Lisa Emma appointeddirector
- 2023-10-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-26➖HILL, Peter George Francis resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2012-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS BUREAU LIMITED
- 2012-11-28➕HILL, Nicholas George Stanley appointeddirector
- 2012-11-28➕HILL, Peter George Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicolas George Stanley Hill Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter George Francis Hillceased 14/01/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 12 CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 14630828 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| AAP INTRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ 16971960 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABFP LIMITED→ 12321980 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| ACCORDIA MORTGAGES LTD→ 10004781 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ACER SERVICES LIMITED→ 12218910 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACLG LIMITED→ 15745067 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
Lodges Wood Oast
Goodley Stock Road
Westerham
TN16 1TW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HILL, Nicholas George Stanley→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2012-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Lisa Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-04 · resigned 2025-05-02
HILL, Peter George Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2012-11-28 · resigned 2022-10-26
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Recent filings (52 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-20