ASP ROPE ACCESS UK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC691986 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£192.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43290Other construction installation
- 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
- 71200Technical testing and analysis
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £192,639
Cash YoY
+87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£600k
↑ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £600.2k | £321.0k |
| Net assets | £192.6k | £156.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-10📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-03-29📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-03-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ASP ROPE ACCESS UK LIMITED
- 2021-03-11➕HENDERSON, Paul Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11➕MORGAN, David Allen appointeddirector
- 2021-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Mark Henderson Individual · South African · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishops Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HENDERSON, Paul Mark→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, David Allen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-12