BCD-ATLANTIK LTD

🌳Matureactive
02598219 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-04
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,458
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£147k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↑ 205% YoY
Current Assets
£332k
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£44k£31k£106k£182k£257k£332kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£51.5k£-27.6k
Current assets£332.1k£322.8k
Cash£146.9k£185.9k
Debtors£143.9k£87.7k
Net assets£46.5k£-44.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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  2. 2026-04-01
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  3. 2026-03-11
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  4. 2025-12-18
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  5. 2025-10-01
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    COOMBER, Lewis Andrew appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-30
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  7. 2024-04-15
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  8. 2023-03-31
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  9. 2022-04-05
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  10. 2021-03-25
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  11. 2020-05-26
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  12. 2020-05-26
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  13. 2020-05-26
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  14. 2020-05-20
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  15. 2020-05-15
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  16. 2020-04-07
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  17. 2019-04-23
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  18. 2017-06-14
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    FLACH, Christian appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2013-11-22
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    THAKE, Simon Lee resigned
    director
  21. 2011-06-10
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    THAKE, Simon Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barry Coomber
  23. 2011-06-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2002-12-01
    ➕
    COOMBER, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-01
    ➖
    MAURICE, Michael resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-12-01
    ➖
    MAURICE, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2001-08-08
    ➕
    COOMBER, Barry Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2001-08-08
    ➕
    MAURICE, Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-08-08
    ➖
    MAURICE, Sharon Diane resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    DAY, William resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-06-30
    ➕
    MAURICE, Sharon Diane appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-06-30
    ➖
    DAY, William resigned
    director
  34. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    DAY, William appointed
    secretary
  35. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    DAY, William appointed
    director
  36. 1991-06-10
    ➖
    LAI, Poh Lim resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1991-06-10
    ➕
    MAURICE, Michael appointed
    director
  38. 1991-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BCD-ATLANTIK LTD
  39. 1991-04-04
    ➕
    HARNDEN, Philip Charles appointed
    secretary
  40. 1991-04-04
    ➕
    LAI, Poh Lim appointed
    nominee-director
  41. 1957-06-10
    ➖
    HARNDEN, Philip Charles resigned
    secretary

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — COOMBER, Lewis Andrew (same surname) appointed 2025-10-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Atlantik Electronik Gmbh holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Atlantik Electronik Gmbh
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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BCD-ATLANTIK LTD
This company · 02598219

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lewis Andrew Coomber
Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2026
Atlantik Electronik Gmbh
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/06/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Barry Christopher Coomberceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Carol Ann Coomberceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Hazelhurst
13 Chequers Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7PU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

COOMBER, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOMBER, Barry Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-08-08
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Active
COOMBER, Lewis Andrew→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-10-01
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Active
FLACH, Christian→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
DAY, William→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
HARNDEN, Philip Charles→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-04 · resigned 1957-06-10
Resigned
MAURICE, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-08 · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned
MAURICE, Sharon Diane→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-30 · resigned 2001-08-08
Resigned
DAY, William→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 1998-06-30
Resigned
LAI, Poh Lim→
nominee-director · ~69y · appointed 1991-04-04 · resigned 1991-06-10
Resigned
MAURICE, Michael→
director · ~75y · appointed 1991-06-10 · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned
THAKE, Simon Lee→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barry Coomber
Debenture1 property10/06/201130/11/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/11/199807/06/2011

Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25