ATEC AUTOTECHNIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03442399 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
74
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees15—

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
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-05-26
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  3. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-03-02
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    LAMBERT, Monika resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-06-07
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-06-06
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-06-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2024-06-05
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  13. 2024-06-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  14. 2024-06-05
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  15. 2024-06-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  16. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-07-09
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    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2021-07-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2021-07-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2021-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2021-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2021-07-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-01-12
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    capital · SH06
  27. 2021-01-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  28. 2021-01-12
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  29. 2021-01-12
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    capital · SH03
  30. 2020-07-01
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    ROBINSON, Kathleen Jeanne appointed
    director
  31. 2018-06-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2011-02-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2010-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2009-05-01
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    LAMBERT, Monika appointed
    director
  35. 2009-04-29
    ➖
    LAMBERT, Gunter resigned
    director
  36. 2004-05-25
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Kathleen Jeanne appointed
    secretary
  37. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    LAMBERT, Gunter resigned
    secretary
  38. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    LAMBERT, Herbert appointed
    director
  39. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    LAMBERT, Gunter appointed
    secretary
  40. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    POLLOCK, Allan James resigned
    secretary
  41. 2004-03-31
    ➖
    POLLOCK, Allan James resigned
    director
  42. 1999-10-23
    ➖
    FEDDEN, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  43. 1999-10-23
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Allan James appointed
    secretary
  44. 1999-10-23
    ➖
    FEDDEN, Stuart resigned
    director
  45. 1999-10-23
    ➕
    POLLOCK, Allan James appointed
    director
  46. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    FEDDEN, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  47. 1998-03-06
    ➖
    ZOECHLING, Alexander resigned
    secretary
  48. 1998-03-06
    ➕
    FEDDEN, Stuart appointed
    director
  49. 1998-03-06
    ➖
    ZOECHLING, Alexander resigned
    director
  50. 1997-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ATEC AUTOTECHNIC LIMITED
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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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Herbert Lambert
Individual · German · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Herbert Lambert
Individual · German · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated1997-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

7 Brackley Lodge Mews
Brackley
NN13 7HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

ROBINSON, Kathleen Jeanne→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-25
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Active
LAMBERT, Herbert→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-04-01
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Active
ROBINSON, Kathleen Jeanne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEDDEN, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 1999-10-23
Resigned
LAMBERT, Gunter→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
POLLOCK, Allan James→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-23 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
ZOECHLING, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
L.C.I. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
FEDDEN, Stuart→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 1999-10-23
Resigned
LAMBERT, Gunter→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 2009-04-29
Resigned
LAMBERT, Monika→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned
POLLOCK, Allan James→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-10-23 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
ZOECHLING, Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
L.C.I. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-30 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—26/05/2026—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/06/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—04/06/2024—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/06/201809/07/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/02/201109/07/2021
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/11/201009/07/2021
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Recent filings (106 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03