ACCESS ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08563567 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£574.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74100Specialised design activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £574,316

Cash YoY

+12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£350k

↑ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£574k

↑ 5.3% YoY

Current Assets

£820k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£578.8k	£550.7k
Current assets	£819.9k	£813.7k
Cash	£349.7k	£311.0k
Debtors	£470.2k	£502.8k
Net assets	£574.3k	£545.3k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2025-03-15
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accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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officers · CH01
2020-08-21
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officers · CH03
2020-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-08-21
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officers · CH01
2020-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-26
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accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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accounts · AA
2018-04-06
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address · AD01
2018-03-26
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accounts · AA
2016-09-08
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FREDERICK, Colin appointed
director
2015-07-29
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COLEMAN-GRAVES, Gillian appointed
secretary
2015-03-05
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FREDERICK, Colin resigned
director
2013-06-10
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Company incorporated
As ACCESS ADVISORS (UK) LIMITED
2013-06-10
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COLEMAN, Paul appointed
director
2013-06-10
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FREDERICK, Colin appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Coleman Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Colin Frederick Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-06-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

8-10 South Street

Epsom

Surrey

KT18 7PF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COLEMAN-GRAVES, Gillian→

secretary · appointed 2015-07-29

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Active

COLEMAN, Paul→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-10

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FREDERICK, Colin→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-08

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FREDERICK, Colin→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2015-03-05

Resigned

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