A. T. (LYTHAM) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02331983 · ltd · incorporated 1988-12-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-05
    ➖
    OCLEIRIGH, Barry Conor resigned
    director
  6. 2025-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    INGLE, Richard George resigned
    director
  18. 2010-07-30
    ➖
    SMITH, John Hartley resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-07-30
    ➖
    SMITH, John Hartley resigned
    director
  20. 2010-07-07
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Victoria appointed
    director
  21. 2004-10-25
    ➕
    COONEY, Anthony John appointed
    director
  22. 1988-12-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. T. (LYTHAM) LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Victoria Reynolds
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Anthony John Cooney
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

19 Park Street
Lytham
Lancashire
FY8 5LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

COONEY, Anthony John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REYNOLDS, Victoria→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, John Hartley→
secretary · resigned 2010-07-30
Resigned
INGLE, Richard George→
director · ~72y · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
OCLEIRIGH, Barry Conor→
director · ~67y · resigned 2025-12-05
Resigned
SMITH, John Hartley→
director · ~71y · resigned 2010-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24