ACCESS DENIED LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18➕WEMYSS, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESS DENIED LTD
- 2023-08-03➕WEMYSS, John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-17: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-10-29: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Wemyss Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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