A-TEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03534151 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46520
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
88 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
85
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,268,090
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,420,355 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£364k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.27M | £6.69M |
| Current assets | £1.66M | £6.81M |
| Cash | £364.0k | £3.64M |
| Debtors | £631.3k | £2.67M |
| Net assets | £1.27M | £6.69M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-25➕EARL, Craig Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➕FORBES, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Jonathan Drake
- 2024-08-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-10-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2011-09-30➕DRAKE, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-30➖DRAKE, Victor Woodley resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-07-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-09-28➖DRAKE, Kay Marion resignedsecretary
- 2001-09-28➕DRAKE, Victor Woodley appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1998-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A-TEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 1998-03-24➕DRAKE, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 1998-03-24➕DRAKE, Kay Marion appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-24➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-24➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-24➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-03-24➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
A-Tec International (South East) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A-Tec International (South East) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A-TEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 03534151
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A-Tec International (South East) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Opal Group Limitedceased 25/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46520 — SIC 46520
Registered office
The Crown 16 High Street
Seal
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
DRAKE, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 1998-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EARL, Craig Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRAKE, Kay Marion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2001-09-28
DRAKE, Victor Woodley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2011-09-30
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Jonathan Drake / Joanne Drake | A registered charge | — | 25/10/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2018 | 29/08/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 25/07/2006 | 16/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/05/2000 | 26/01/2007 |
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Recent filings (88 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17