ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02895766 · ltd · incorporated 1994-02-08
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 May 2025
Net worth
£48.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 69). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £47,983
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,997 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
↓ 9.4% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£115k£143kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£48.0k£53.0k
Current assets£135.9k£143.3k
Net assets£48.0k£53.0k

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-02-17
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  3. 2024-02-28
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  4. 2023-02-20
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2021-05-30
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  7. 2020-02-29
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  8. 2019-02-28
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  9. 2018-02-28
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  10. 2017-03-17
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  11. 2016-02-25
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  12. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-02-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-02-08
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    ROSSER, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-06-15
    ➖
    ROSSER, Leslie resigned
    director
  18. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    ROSSER, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-06-21
    ➖
    ROSSER, Audrey resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-06-21
    ➖
    ROSSER, Audrey resigned
    director
  21. 1994-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  22. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    ROSSER, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    ROSSER, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    ROSSER, Audrey appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-02-08
    ➖
    RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    COHEN, Violet appointed
    nominee-director
  28. 1994-02-08
    ➖
    COHEN, Violet resigned
    nominee-director
  29. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    ROSSER, Audrey appointed
    director
  30. 1994-02-08
    ➕
    ROSSER, Leslie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-02-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Rosser
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2017
Mr Stephen Rosser
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1994-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

106 Church Lane
Marple
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 7AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-11

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ROSSER, Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSSER, Stephen→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSSER, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2012-02-08
Resigned
ROSSER, Audrey→
secretary · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1999-06-21
Resigned
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1994-02-08
Resigned
COHEN, Violet→
nominee-director · ~94y · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1994-02-08
Resigned
ROSSER, Audrey→
director · ~95y · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 1999-06-21
Resigned
ROSSER, Leslie→
director · ~103y · appointed 1994-02-08 · resigned 2011-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28