A & T SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02570142 · ltd · incorporated 1990-12-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Machining
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.1 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: 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 29 | 3300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-16➕RICHARDS, Ryan William appointeddirector
- 2023-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-08-11➕RICHARDS, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2002-12-31➕RICHARDS, Thelma Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-31➖RICHARDS, Terence John resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-31➖COYLE, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2002-08-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services LTD
- 2002-08-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1990-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A & T SERVICES LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RICHARDS, Ryan William (same surname) appointed 2023-10-16. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A & T Services Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A & T Services Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A & T SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 02570142
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A & T Services Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Thelma Margaret Richardsceased 18/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25620 — Machining
Registered office
9 Tregarne Terrace
St. Austell
PL25 4DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
RICHARDS, Thelma Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDS, Ryan William→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDS, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Terence John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-12-31
COYLE, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2002-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services LTD | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 30/08/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/08/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 31/03/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-19