ACCESS SERVICES NORTH WEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09804337 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-01
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£40.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,616
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,521 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£41k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£35.6k£34.1k
Current assets£6.6k£5.2k
Net assets£40.6k£46.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-09-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-04-28
    ➖
    REDSHAW, Damion resigned
    director
  19. 2016-04-06
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    REDSHAW, Damion appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-29
    ➖
    REDSHAW, Damion resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS SERVICES NORTH WEST LIMITED
  22. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    CARPENTER, Maurice Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    DIXON, Andrew Roy appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-01
    ➕
    REDSHAW, Damion 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Roy Dixon
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/09/2016
Mr Maurice Stephen Carpenter
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Damion Redshawceased 28/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

112 Urmston Lane
Stretford
Manchester
M32 9BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CARPENTER, Maurice Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIXON, Andrew Roy→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REDSHAW, Damion→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned
REDSHAW, Damion→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-05