ATLASCO HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03752502 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1100

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-04-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-05
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  7. 2023-05-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  8. 2023-05-05
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    GILBERT, Ian resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-10
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    GILBERT, Anthony William appointed
    director
  18. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    GILBERT, Anthony William appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    DAVENPORT, Alan Keith resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    GILBERT, Ian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    DAVENPORT, Alan Keith resigned
    director
  22. 1999-06-30
    ➕
    GILBERT, Ian appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLASCO HOLDINGS LIMITED
  24. 1999-04-14
    ➕
    DAVENPORT, Alan Keith appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-04-14
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-04-14
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-04-14
    ➕
    DAVENPORT, Alan Keith appointed
    director
  28. 1999-04-14
    ➕
    GILBERT, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 1999-04-14
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-04-14
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Anthony William Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Gilbertceased 05/05/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated1999-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Atlasco Constructional
Engineers Ltd, Rowhurst Close,
Rowhurst Industrial, Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 6BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GILBERT, Anthony William→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILBERT, Anthony William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVENPORT, Alan Keith→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
GILBERT, Ian→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 1999-04-14
Resigned
DAVENPORT, Alan Keith→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
GILBERT, Ian→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2023-05-05
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 1999-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-06-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26