1ST ACCESS RENTALS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10861720 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: 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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-27➕ROBERTS, Paul Richard appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-27➕MCNICHOLAS, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27➕ROBERTS, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-08-27➖ORME, Richard Anthony resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-27➖ORME, Richard Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31➕ORME, Richard Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2022-12-31➕ORME, Richard Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖WOODHAMS, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-12-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13➕SHIPMAN, David Cyril appointeddirector
- 2017-07-13➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-07-13➖HART, Roger resigneddirector
- 2017-07-13➕WOODHAMS, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2017-07-13➖A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2017-07-13➖INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2017-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST ACCESS RENTALS LIMITED
- 2017-07-12➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-07-12➕HART, Roger appointeddirector
- 2017-07-12➕A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2017-07-12➕INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Afi-Uplift Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Afi-Uplift Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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1ST ACCESS RENTALS LIMITED
This company · 10861720
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Afi-Uplift Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/07/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 17/07/2017· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Afi-Uplift,
Pope Street
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
ROBERTS, Paul Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCNICHOLAS, David Anthony→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-27
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ROBERTS, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIPMAN, David Cyril→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORME, Richard Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2024-08-27
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2017-07-13
HART, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2017-07-13
ORME, Richard Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2024-08-27
WOODHAMS, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2022-12-31
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2017-07-13
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2017-07-13
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Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-31