ATLAS SHEDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02207055 · ltd · incorporated 1987-12-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£207.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £207,789
Cash YoY
+376%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£46k
↑ 376% YoY
Net Worth
£208k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£611k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £276.1k | £378.4k |
| Current assets | £610.8k | £674.6k |
| Cash | £45.6k | £9.6k |
| Debtors | £498.8k | £500.0k |
| Net assets | £207.8k | £185.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2019-10-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2019-10-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-16➖DEARY, Steven Philip resigneddirector
- 2019-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-03-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2018-10-17➖DEARY, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2018-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 1996-07-04➕DEARY, Steven Philip appointeddirector
- 1995-05-17➕DEARY, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 1988-07-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1987-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ATLAS SHEDS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Patricia Deary Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/09/2019 |
Mr Paul Deary Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
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
Incorporated1987-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
Stockpit Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
Merseyside
L33 7TQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
DEARY, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1995-05-17 · resigned 2018-10-17
DEARY, Steven Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 1996-07-04 · resigned 2019-09-16
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/08/2019 | 23/10/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 04/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 26/07/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (97 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-08