ALL TERRAIN SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03058334 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£99.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Driving school activities
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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 £99,159
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,992 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£99k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£117kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£100.3k£111.2k
Current assets£106.8k£116.5k
Net assets£99.2k£101.2k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2022-09-30
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  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-06-30
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  9. 2018-06-30
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  10. 2018-05-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-06-06
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-06
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-08-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1998-08-12
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    HARRIS, Sara Marie appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-08-12
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    HARRIS, Sara Marie appointed
    director
  19. 1998-08-12
    ➖
    KIND, Alan Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 1998-08-12
    ➖
    KIND, Alan Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 1995-08-29
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    HARRIS, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  22. 1995-08-29
    ➕
    KIND, Alan Douglas appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-08-29
    ➖
    SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1995-08-29
    ➕
    KIND, Alan Douglas appointed
    director
  25. 1995-08-29
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    S C F (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1995-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL TERRAIN SERVICES LIMITED
  27. 1995-05-18
    ➕
    SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-05-18
    ➕
    S C F (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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: 2026-06-01

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sara Marie Harris
Individual · Welsh · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2024
Mr Robert Mark Harris
Individual · Welsh · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Ambleside
Heol Las
Pontardawe
Swansea
SA8 4PR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HARRIS, Sara Marie→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Robert Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Sara Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIND, Alan Douglas→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-29 · resigned 1998-08-12
Resigned
SCF SECRETARIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-18 · resigned 1995-08-29
Resigned
KIND, Alan Douglas→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-08-29 · resigned 1998-08-12
Resigned
S C F (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-18 · resigned 1995-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30