ACCESS INSPECTION & COATINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
10521871 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-12
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.44M
book net assets
Opportunity
47/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company in liquidation. Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
47/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
5
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,435,312
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£267k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£325k£650k£976k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.44M£1.43M
Current assets£1.63M£1.34M
Cash£267.2k£326.1k
Debtors£1.36M£1.01M
Net assets£1.44M£1.40M

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 insolvency
  • 1 address
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  3. 2026-04-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-04-07
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  5. 2026-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-07-01
    HORSLEY, Scott John appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-23
    NICHOLSON, Christopher appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-01-27
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2020-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-20
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2019-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS INSPECTION & COATINGS LIMITED
  21. 2016-12-12
    BELL, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-07: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2026-04-07: liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Bell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Halegrove Court
Cynget Drive
Stockton
TS18 3DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BELL, Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-12-12
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Active
HORSLEY, Scott John
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-07-01
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Active
NICHOLSON, Christopher
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-07-23
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2026-04-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-07
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30