ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03483275 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-18
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
74 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,263

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£37k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£46
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£37k-£30k-£22k-£15k-£7k£292Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£179£425
Current assets£46£292
Net assets£-37.3k£-37.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-09-13
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  3. 2024-09-27
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  4. 2023-12-19
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  5. 2023-11-06
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    WYNNE, Michael James resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-06
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-19
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  8. 2022-08-18
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  9. 2021-08-15
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  10. 2020-08-31
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  11. 2019-08-27
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  12. 2018-09-10
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  13. 2017-12-28
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  14. 2017-08-28
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  15. 2016-09-24
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  16. 2016-01-05
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  17. 1999-03-31
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    BATON, Gerald resigned
    director
  18. 1997-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LIMITED
  19. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    BEDDOWS, June Lesley appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    BEDDOWS, June Lesley appointed
    director
  21. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-12-18
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    BATON, Gerald appointed
    director
  24. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  25. 1997-12-18
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  26. 1997-12-18
    ➕
    WYNNE, Michael James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs June Lesley Beddows
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs June Lesley Beddows
Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael James Wynneceased 06/11/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

33 Kirkstone Way
Lakeside
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 3RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BEDDOWS, June Lesley→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEDDOWS, June Lesley→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 1997-12-18
Resigned
BATON, Gerald→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 1997-12-18
Resigned
WYNNE, Michael James→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-12-18 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

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2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31