ATLAS HANDLING LIMITED

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03316302 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£95.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 · oldest 24.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,990

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£95k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£95kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£124.2k£101.1k
Current assets£8.7k£21.6k
Net assets£95.0k£82.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-08-21
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  4. 2023-08-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-08-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-20
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  8. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-06-11
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  10. 2019-04-12
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-04-12
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-04-01
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    STREET, Paula appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-04-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Beverley Emira resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2017-09-28
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  16. 2016-11-15
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  17. 2016-02-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-18
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  19. 2007-04-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2001-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 1997-03-04
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    JOHNSON, John Paul appointed
    director
  22. 1997-03-04
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Beverley Emira appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-03-04
    ➖
    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    secretary
  24. 1997-03-04
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 1997-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLAS HANDLING LIMITED
  26. 1997-02-11
    ➕
    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    secretary
  27. 1997-02-11
    ➕
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Paul Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated1997-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

15 Bondor Business Centre, London Road
Baldock
Hertfordshire
SG7 6HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STREET, Paula→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
JOHNSON, John Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-03-04
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Active
JOHNSON, Beverley Emira→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-04 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-11 · resigned 1997-03-04
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-02-11 · resigned 1997-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/04/2007—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property20/12/200114/08/2023
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-11