A.T.L. INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03158284 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.50M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £3,504,742
Cash YoY
+139%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£411k
↑ 139% YoY
Net Worth
£3.5m
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£701k£1.4m£2.1m£2.8m£3.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.50M£3.36M
Current assets£1.77M£1.62M
Cash£410.9k£171.8k
Debtors£1.36M£1.45M
Net assets£3.50M£3.36M

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-12
    SHIRT, Ruth Jennifer resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-28
    SHIRT, John Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-04-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-02-28
    SHIRT, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-28
    SHIRT, Richard Julian appointed
    director
  14. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-29
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  17. 2017-09-12
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  18. 2016-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2015-06-08
    MATHER, Louisa Carla resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-07-23
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 1996-05-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Princedale Group PLC
  23. 1996-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1996-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A.T.L. INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  25. 1996-02-13
    MATHER, Louisa Carla appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-02-13
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-02-13
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-02-13
    SHIRT, John Michael appointed
    director
  29. 1996-02-13
    SHIRT, Ruth Jennifer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SHIRT, John Michael resigned 2025-06-28; SHIRT, Ruth Jennifer resigned 2026-02-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Michael Shirt
Individual · British · DOB 03/1941 · age 85
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated1996-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Whitelands Mill
Whitelands Road
Ashton Under Lyne
Lancashire
OL6 6UG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SHIRT, Mark Andrew
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-02-28
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Active
SHIRT, Richard Julian
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-02-28
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Active
MATHER, Louisa Carla
secretary · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 2015-06-08
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 1996-02-13
Resigned
SHIRT, John Michael
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 2025-06-28
Resigned
SHIRT, Ruth Jennifer
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-02-13 · resigned 2026-02-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Princedale Group
Princedale Group PLC
General debenture1 property29/05/199623/07/1999
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property29/05/1996
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22