ACCESS2LOFTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC617371 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-07

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	—	£100
Current assets	—	£100
Net assets	—	£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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FELMINGHAM, Stephen James appointed
director
2026-01-06
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ORMESHER, Graham resigned
director
2025-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
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BROWN, Lindsay Jane resigned
director
2024-05-07
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BROWN, Timothy David resigned
director
2023-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-07
🏢
Company incorporated
As ACCESS2LOFTS LTD
2019-01-07
➕
BROWN, Lindsay Jane appointed
director
2019-01-07
➕
BROWN, Timothy David appointed
director
2019-01-07
➕
ORMESHER, Graham appointed
director
2019-01-07
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen James Felmingham Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/01/2026

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Graham Ormesherceased 06/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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GEORGE LESLIE LIMITED→ SC251886 · est 2003	£42.07M £30.05M–£54.09M	—	—	43000	22y	87	59y
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LUDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ SC057943 · est 1975	£11.36M £8.11M–£14.61M	—	—	540	50y	87	60y
CURTIS MOORE (CLADDING SYSTEMS) LIMITED→ SC206369 · est 2000	£6.45M £4.61M–£8.30M	—	—	3700	26y	85	65y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

7 Calderglen Road

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G74 2LQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FELMINGHAM, Stephen James→

director · ~64y · appointed 2026-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Lindsay Jane→

director · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2024-05-07

Resigned

BROWN, Timothy David→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2024-05-07

Resigned

ORMESHER, Graham→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-07 · resigned 2026-01-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-13

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-13

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-25