ACCESS RIGGING SERVICES LIMITED

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14767865 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-29
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£28.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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
10 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
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
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 £28,795

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£29k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£28.8k
Current assets£74.5k
Net assets£28.8k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESS RIGGING SERVICES LIMITED
  8. 2023-03-29
    KING, Francis Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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: 2025-12-31

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Peter Anthony King
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24200 — SIC 24200

Registered office

Second Floor,Kirkland House
11-15 Peterborough Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Francis Peter Anthony
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-03-29
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-29