ACCESS ALL AREAS PLATFORMS LTD
💤Zombieactive
10222147 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£214.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.3y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £214,477
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,913 YoY
Cash YoY
+786%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£62k
↑ 786% YoY
Net Worth
£214k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£231k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £914.3k | £794.1k |
| Current assets | £230.6k | £361.5k |
| Cash | £62.0k | £7.0k |
| Debtors | £137.2k | £318.0k |
| Net assets | £214.5k | £260.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2023-02-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Interbay Funding Limited
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-08-24✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2016-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS ALL AREAS PLATFORMS LTD
- 2016-06-09➕ENNIS, Joseph Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph Patrick Ennis Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Registered office
Sentinel House, Room Sg03
Harvest Crescent
Fleet
GU51 2UZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ENNIS, Joseph Patrick→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/02/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | InterBay Interbay Funding Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 15/02/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17