ACCESS & LIFTING SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11958647 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-23
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£42.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £42,444

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£42k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-28
Total assets£42.4k
Current assets£12.2k
Net assets£42.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 address
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-02-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-01-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-08-19
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-07-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-08-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-08-06
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2024-07-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-03-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2024-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-11-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2023-09-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2023-05-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2023-04-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2022-10-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2022-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-09-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2019-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS & LIFTING SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2019-04-23
    JONES, Carl David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-27

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carl David Jones
Individual · Welsh · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence23/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Carl David
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-23
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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-27
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07