ATRIUM GANTRYS MAINTENANCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02640993 · ltd · incorporated 1991-08-28
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28220
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 16.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees11001100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2013-07-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: State Securities PLC
  18. 2013-07-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: State Securities PLC
  19. 2013-07-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2011-09-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: State Securities PLC (State)
  21. 2011-02-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Technical & General Guarantee Company S.A.
  22. 2009-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Absolute Invoice Finance Limited
  23. 1991-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ATRIUM GANTRYS MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  24. 1991-08-28
    ➕
    BATTS, Martin Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  25. 1991-08-28
    ➕
    BATTS, Martin Kenneth appointed
    director
  26. 1991-08-28
    ➕
    PRESCOTT, David Colin appointed
    director
  27. 1991-08-28
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1991-08-28
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    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Kenneth Batts
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr David Colin Prescott
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28220 — SIC 28220

Registered office

Melbury House
34 Southborough Road
Bickley
Kent
BR1 2EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BATTS, Martin Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 1991-08-28
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Active
BATTS, Martin Kenneth→
director · ~66y · appointed 1991-08-28
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Active
PRESCOTT, David Colin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-08-28 · resigned 1991-08-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
State Securities
State Securities PLC
A registered charge1 property12/07/2013—
outstanding
State Securities
State Securities PLC
A registered charge1 property12/07/2013—
outstanding
State Securities (State)
State Securities PLC (State)
Supplemental chattel mortgage1 property22/09/2011—
satisfied
Technical & General Guarantee Company S.A.
Floating charge1 property03/02/201106/07/2013
satisfied
Absolute Invoice Finance
Absolute Invoice Finance Limited
Debenture1 property18/11/200912/08/2013
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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09