A.T.C. COLOURS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02397235 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.65M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1,646,405
Net assets shrinking
Down £324,300 YoY
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£552k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£394k£788k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1.67M£2.00M
Current assets£1.09M£1.43M
Cash£551.5k£838.9k
Debtors£103.1k£145.3k
Net assets£1.65M£1.97M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-11
    ➕
    FONT DE MORA, Pascual appointed
    director
  5. 2024-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-10
    ➖
    SOLER, Francesc resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-03
    ➕
    SOLER, Francesc appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-03
    ➖
    VILAR, Joaquin Gorriz resigned
    director
  15. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-20
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-05-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    BRINDLEY, Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    BRINDLEY, Lindsay resigned
    director
  20. 2019-10-04
    ➕
    VILAR, Joaquin Gorriz appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-06-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2019-06-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2018-08-20
    ➕
    FONT DE MORA GOZALBO, Jaquin Jose appointed
    director
  27. 2018-08-20
    ➕
    VILLAR CASTANO, Javier appointed
    director
  28. 2018-08-20
    ➖
    GORRIZ OSUNA, Joaquin resigned
    director
  29. 1991-06-21
    ➕
    BRINDLEY, Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  30. 1991-06-21
    ➕
    BRINDLEY, Lindsay appointed
    director
  31. 1991-06-21
    ➕
    GORRIZ OSUNA, Joaquin appointed
    director
  32. 1989-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.T.C. COLOURS LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-05

Group structure

Colores Ceramicos Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Colores Ceramicos Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A.T.C. COLOURS LIMITED
This company · 02397235

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Colores Ceramicos Sa
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1989-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23490 — SIC 23490

Registered office

Vale Works
New Haden Road
Cheadle
Staffordshire
ST10 1UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

FONT DE MORA, Pascual→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FONT DE MORA GOZALBO, Jaquin Jose→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VILLAR CASTANO, Javier→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRINDLEY, Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-21 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
BRINDLEY, Lindsay→
director · ~74y · appointed 1991-06-21 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
GORRIZ OSUNA, Joaquin→
director · ~71y · appointed 1991-06-21 · resigned 2018-08-20
Resigned
SOLER, Francesc→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-03-03 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
VILAR, Joaquin Gorriz→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-17