ACCESS FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£22m
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+41.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,583,000 | £868,000 | £1,692,000 | +94.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£691,000 | £1,743,000 | £2,469,000 | +41.7% | |
| Net profit | -£529,000 | £1,308,000 | £1,852,000 | +41.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,651,000 | £22,659,000 | £22,011,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £24,651,000 | £22,659,000 | £22,011,000 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | £24,651,000 | £22,659,000 | £22,011,000 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -6.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.3% | 1.5% | 4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 81.56x | 16.58x | 5.81x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ACCESS FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2001-09-03 → present
- ALLIED DUNBAR FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1999-01-22 → 2001-09-03
- ALLIED DUNBAR (FORTUNA) LIMITED 1987-03-27 → 1999-01-22
- FORTUNA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1957-11-22 → 1987-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-03-17 | — | — |
| HORNE, Christopher | Director | 2023-04-14 | Jan 1977 | British |
| JENKINS, Gareth David | Director | 2013-07-25 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUNDELL, Ann Claire | Secretary | 2013-07-25 | 2014-03-17 |
| HALE, Isla Rebecca | Secretary | 2004-09-06 | 2006-06-30 |
| HOWE, Peter Charles | Secretary | — | 2004-09-06 |
| KNOTT, Amanda Louise | Secretary | 2007-04-02 | 2013-07-25 |
| LOWE, Nigel | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2007-04-02 |
| MEACHAM, Jayne Michelle | Secretary | 2007-04-02 | 2008-05-02 |
| RITCHIE, Ian | Secretary | 2013-07-25 | 2014-03-17 |
| ROGERS, Helen Frances Leigh | Secretary | 2008-07-14 | 2011-12-02 |
| ROSS, Corina Katherine | Secretary | 2011-03-14 | 2013-07-25 |
| BALDWIN, Keith Reginald | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| BULLIMORE, James Edward | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2002-05-15 |
| COOPER, Mark John | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2005-05-31 |
| DAVIES, Mark Derek | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2003-09-11 |
| ELLEN, Peter | Director | 1997-05-13 | 1998-12-02 |
| EVANS, Neil James | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2016-03-31 |
| FERNS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2006-08-17 |
| GILLIES, Alasdair Christopher | Director | 1993-02-03 | 1995-09-13 |
| GRANT, Timothy James | Director | 2017-05-30 | 2023-08-22 |
| HARRIS, Michael | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2000-03-10 |
| HICKS, Shaun Tony | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2023-02-27 |
| HIGGINSON, George | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2005-07-15 |
| HODKINSON, Phil Andrew | Director | 1995-09-13 | 2000-11-22 |
| HODKINSON, Phil Andrew | Director | — | 1993-02-03 |
| HUMPHRIES, Andrew Ralph | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2000-10-11 |
| JEWITT, John Peter | Director | 1995-09-13 | 1997-05-13 |
| KENMIR, Anthony Paul | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2013-07-25 |
| POWELL, Christopher Michael Eric | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2008-06-25 |
| READ, Gail Anne | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1995-09-13 |
| SEVIOUR, David Alan | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2003-08-29 |
| SMITH, Philip | Director | — | 1996-09-20 |
| STEER, Peter John | Director | 1995-09-13 | 1998-12-02 |
| SYKES, James Richard | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2009-10-23 |
| VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS, Jonathan | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| YOUNG, Alan Robert | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich Assurance Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Zurich Assurance Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.