ANDERSON ACCESS LTD.

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SC231299 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-09
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 May 2024
Net worth
£-67.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.2y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
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 (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £67,758
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£370
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
-£68k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£68k-£50k-£33k-£15k£3k£20kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£28.7k£10.9k
Current assets£16.4k£20.3k
Cash£370£636
Debtors£16.0k£19.6k
Net assets£-67.8k£-58.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-02-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  7. 2021-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-06-11
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    ANDERSON, Jodi appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-06-11
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Margaret Jane resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON ACCESS LTD.
  21. 2002-05-09
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Stuart John appointed
    director
  22. 2002-05-09
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Margaret Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-05-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jodi Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stuart John Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mill Of Auchlin
New Aberdour
Fraserburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB43 7LL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERSON, Jodi→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-11
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Active
ANDERSON, Stuart John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDERSON, Margaret Jane→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-09 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-09 · resigned 2002-05-09
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-09 · resigned 2002-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—27/02/2022—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-27