ACCESS CONNECT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10287330 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£32.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,947
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£33k
↑ 651% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £32.9k | £-6.0k |
| Current assets | £25.3k | £21.2k |
| Cash | £17.8k | £14.2k |
| Debtors | £7.5k | £7.0k |
| Net assets | £32.9k | £-6.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-21➕SHERRARD, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2023-04-21➕SHERRARD, Sara Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-04-21➕VAN NIEKERK, Clare Jean appointeddirector
- 2023-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-08-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS CONNECT LIMITED
- 2016-07-20➕LULHAM, Martin David appointeddirector
- 2016-07-20➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2016-07-20➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 Martin David Lulham Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Red Sphere Holdings Limitedceased 06/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 WEST BUILDINGS WORTHING LIMITED→ 04226670 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 360MINDBODYSOUL LIMITED→ 13920601 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3C TRAINING LTD→ 15963994 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 96 E.C.S DEF-LED LTD→ 13543225 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A & K CHICK LTD→ 07702793 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| A MC RAIL SAFETY LIMITED→ 09285829 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABANDOFBROTHERS→ 06113676 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE LTD→ 14753147 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACT ON IT→ 06842233 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACTION COMPANY EVENTS LTD→ 11579652 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACTIVE WORTHING WELLBEING CENTRE CIC→ 12487821 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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6 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
Incorporated2016-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Martello House
Edward Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 8AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
LULHAM, Martin David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-07-20
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SHERRARD, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-21
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SHERRARD, Sara Louise→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-04-21
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VAN NIEKERK, Clare Jean→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-21
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KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2016-07-20 · resigned 2016-07-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26