ARTHUR ATKINSON (SUMMERBRIDGE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00294058 · ltd · incorporated 1934-11-15
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 49.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46719
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 49.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-07-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-07-27
    ATKINSON, Sarah Joanne appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-07-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2022-07-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2022-07-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2022-07-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2022-06-27
    ATKINSON, Anne Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2022-06-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2022-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2022-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2021-12-08
    ATKINSON, Bruce resigned
    director
  25. 2011-09-08
    ATKINSON, Graeme Charles appointed
    director
  26. 1993-11-04
    ERRINGTON, Helen Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 1986-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  28. 1976-12-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1934-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTHUR ATKINSON (SUMMERBRIDGE) LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Charles Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares01/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Greame Charles Atkinsonceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Bruce Atkinsonceased 08/12/2021· 50-75% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1934-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46719 — SIC 46719

Registered office

The Coalyard Market Flat Lane
Lingerfield Scotton
Knaresborough
HG5 9JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ATKINSON, Graeme Charles
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-09-08
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Active
ATKINSON, Sarah Joanne
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-27
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Active
ATKINSON, Anne Marie
secretary · resigned 2022-06-27
Resigned
ATKINSON, Bruce
director · ~88y · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
ERRINGTON, Helen Margaret
director · ~90y · resigned 1993-11-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties02/09/198611/07/2022
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage2 properties30/12/197611/07/2022

Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10