ACCESS LIMITED
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Cash
£13m
+26.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+8.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
69
-8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-19.7% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-15.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,465,949 | £13,786,676 | £17,663,305 | £16,676,598 | £15,498,652 | -7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,332,684 | £2,183,112 | £316,952 | £1,488,046 | £1,101,646 | -26% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,258,881 | £1,085,373 | -£29,046 | £1,895,679 | £1,521,509 | -19.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,143,460 | £852,228 | -£29,336 | £1,384,229 | £1,147,466 | -17.1% | |
| Cash | £254,360 | £8,265,952 | £8,738,679 | £10,501,120 | £13,262,849 | +26.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,941,545 | £12,793,686 | £12,288,894 | £13,599,159 | £14,770,339 | +8.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,941,458 | £12,793,686 | £11,890,051 | £13,274,280 | £14,421,746 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | £11,941,458 | £12,793,686 | £11,890,051 | £13,274,280 | £14,421,746 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 69 | -8% | |
| Wages | £3,493,801 | £3,522,811 | £3,647,050 | £3,883,901 | £3,952,520 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 15.8% | 1.8% | 8.9% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 6.2% | -0.2% | 8.3% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.5% | 17.1% | 2.6% | 10.9% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.4% | 17.1% | 25.9% | 22.0% | 20.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.22x | 4.96x | 5.34x | |
| Interest cover | 29.22x | — | — | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 1 time since incorporation
- ACCESS LIMITED 2007-10-26 → present
- ACCESS KEYBOARDS LIMITED 1984-12-19 → 2007-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. Subsequent to the year end, the Company's trade and operational activities were transferred to its parent undertaking as part of a group reorganisation. As a result, the Company has ceased active trading.”
Significant events
- “On 1 June 2026, the Company completed a hive-up of its trade, assets and certain liabilities to its parent undertaking, HID Corporation Ltd. Following completion of the transfer, the Company's trading activities ceased and the business is now carried on by HID Corporation Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, Karen | Secretary | 2020-08-14 | — | — |
| ABDELAHAD, Lena Theresa, Ms. | Director | 2025-10-15 | Oct 1974 | American |
| LIDEFELT, Björn Einar | Director | 2020-08-14 | Apr 1981 | Swedish |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Caroline Mary | Secretary | — | 1994-08-10 |
| HALL, Lorraine Claire | Secretary | 1994-08-10 | 2020-08-14 |
| BARKER, Caroline Mary | Director | — | 1994-08-10 |
| BARKER, Keith Stansfield | Director | — | 1994-08-20 |
| CHEW, Hilary Anne | Director | — | 1994-08-10 |
| COOK, Paul David | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2012-10-29 |
| CRUMLEY, Laura Lynn | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2022-02-18 |
| CURRIE, Steven James | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2024-06-30 |
| GLASS, Rodney Christopher | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2022-08-12 |
| NAKACH, Guy Franck Maurice | Director | 2014-02-21 | 2020-08-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Colin Lindsay | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2020-08-14 |
| WYLIE, Katherine | Director | 2013-09-09 | 2015-10-02 |
| WYLIE, Roger Roland George | Director | — | 2015-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hid Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-25 | Ceased 2022-01-25 |
| Hid Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-25 | Active |
| Azio Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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