ATM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03049017 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 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 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 31.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
106 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
70
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 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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-07-24
    ➕
    FREER, Simon Arthur appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-24
    ➖
    HIRJI, Sabir resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-03
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    HOPPER, Robert Donald resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-31
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    BAKER, Jeremy Keith resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2018-06-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-06-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-06-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2018-06-04
    ➖
    HOPPER, Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2018-06-04
    ➖
    HOPPER, Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2018-06-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2018-05-30
    ➕
    BAKER, Jeremy Keith appointed
    director
  26. 2018-05-30
    ➕
    HIRJI, Sabir appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2003-10-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2003-10-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Hopper
  30. 1995-05-31
    ➕
    HOPPER, Jane appointed
    director
  31. 1995-05-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: John Hopper (Personally and as Trustee for the Holders of Cumulative Redeeemable Preference Shares from Time to Time in the Capital of Broomco(901) Limited
  32. 1995-05-29
    ➕
    HOPPER, Jane appointed
    secretary
  33. 1995-05-29
    ➖
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-05-29
    ➕
    HOPPER, Robert Donald appointed
    director
  35. 1995-05-29
    ➖
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1995-05-29
    ➖
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1995-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ATM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  38. 1995-04-24
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1995-04-24
    ➕
    DLA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1995-04-24
    ➕
    DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Mahtec Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mahtec Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ATM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 03049017

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
Mahtec Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/06/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robert Donald Hopperceased 04/06/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Jane Hopperceased 04/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Winchester Avenue
Blaby Industrial Park
Leicester
LE8 4GZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

FREER, Simon Arthur→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPPER, Jane→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-29 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-24 · resigned 1995-05-29
Resigned
BAKER, Jeremy Keith→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-30 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
HIRJI, Sabir→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-05-30 · resigned 2025-07-24
Resigned
HOPPER, Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-05-31 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
HOPPER, Robert Donald→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-05-29 · resigned 2024-10-03
Resigned
DLA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-24 · resigned 1995-05-29
Resigned
DLA SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-24 · resigned 1995-05-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—04/06/2018—
satisfied
John Hopper
Account security2 properties07/10/200317/09/2015
satisfied
John Hopper (Personally and as Trustee for the Holders of Cumulative Redeeemable Preference Shares from Time to Time in the Capital of Broomco(901)
John Hopper (Personally and as Trustee for the Holders of Cumulative Redeeemable Preference Shares from Time to Time in the Capital of Broomco(901) Limited
Legal charge1 property31/05/199514/10/2003
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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14