A.T.A. (BUILDERS & PLUMBERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03170506 · ltd · incorporated 1996-03-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£42.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,508
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,141 YoY
Cash YoY
+215%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 215% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£262k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£58k£116k£174k£232k£290kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£42.5k£86.6k
Current assets£261.7k£290.0k
Cash£19.0k£6.0k
Debtors£37.7k£63.9k
Net assets£42.5k£86.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-28
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-09-28
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  7. 2019-09-30
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  8. 2018-09-25
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  9. 2017-11-20
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  10. 2016-12-15
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  11. 2016-03-15
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  12. 2015-12-18
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  13. 2015-04-28
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  14. 2014-10-31
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  15. 2014-03-28
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  16. 2011-02-17
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    TENNETT, Andrew Stuart appointed
    director
  17. 2011-02-17
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    TENNETT, Royston resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-02-17
    ➖
    TENNETT, Royston resigned
    director
  19. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    FISHER, Adrian appointed
    director
  20. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    THROUP, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 1996-03-16
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 1996-03-16
    ➕
    TENNETT, Royston appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-03-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-03-16
    ➕
    TENNETT, Royston appointed
    director
  25. 1996-03-16
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1996-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.T.A. (BUILDERS & PLUMBERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED
  27. 1996-03-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-03-11
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

115 Bradford Road
Cleckheaton
West Yorkshire
BD19 3PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

FISHER, Adrian→
director · ~57y · appointed 1996-04-01
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Active
SMITH, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-03-16
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Active
TENNETT, Andrew Stuart→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-02-17
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Active
THROUP, Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-01
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Active
TENNETT, Royston→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-16 · resigned 2011-02-17
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-03-11 · resigned 1996-03-16
Resigned
TENNETT, Royston→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-03-16 · resigned 2011-02-17
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-03-11 · resigned 1996-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
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2025-09-30
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2025-03-21
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2024-09-30
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2024-04-07
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2023-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-09-30
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2021-04-27
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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2020-04-21
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accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-31