RDA (ACCESS & ROOFING) LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.0y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £220.7k | £77.3k |
| Current assets | £428.6k | £246.5k |
| Cash | £140.7k | £62.3k |
| Debtors | £288.3k | £184.2k |
| Net assets | £192.7k | £62.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-11-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-11-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited
- 2012-04-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors Limited
- 2011-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs RDA (ACCESS & ROOFING) LIMITED
- 2011-05-16➕FLEMING, Stuart George appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-16➕AITKEN, Robert Wilson appointeddirector
- 2011-05-16➕FLEMING, Stuart George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Wilson Aitken Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 19/05/2016 |
Mr Stuart George Fleming Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ultimate Finance Ultimate Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Ultimate Invoice Finance Ultimate Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/04/2012 | 13/01/2017 |