ATDT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04036005 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-18

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£355.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £355,661

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£356k

↑ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

£176k

↑ 5.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£357.9k	£347.5k
Current assets	£176.0k	£166.6k
Net assets	£355.7k	£347.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-03-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-05-23
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OWEN, John Tudor resigned
secretary
2014-05-23
➖
OWEN, John Tudor resigned
director
2001-11-01
➕
OWEN, John Tudor appointed
secretary
2001-11-01
➖
REYNOLDS, Jennifer Sarah resigned
secretary
2001-11-01
➕
OWEN, John Tudor appointed
director
2000-08-04
➕
OWEN, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2000-08-04
➕
REYNOLDS, Jennifer Sarah appointed
secretary
2000-08-04
➖
COOKSON DELL & CO SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-08-04
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COOKSON DELL & CO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2000-07-21
➕
COOKSON DELL & CO SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-07-21
➖
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-21
➕
COOKSON DELL & CO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2000-07-21
➖
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-07-18
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Company incorporated
As ATDT LIMITED
2000-07-18
➕
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-18
➕
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elizabeth Mary Owen Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest	25/08/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

92 Friern Gardens

Wickford

SS12 0HD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-08

Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

OWEN, Elizabeth Mary→

director · ~64y · appointed 2000-08-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OWEN, John Tudor→

secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2014-05-23

Resigned

REYNOLDS, Jennifer Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2001-11-01

Resigned

COOKSON DELL & CO SECRETARIES LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-07-21 · resigned 2000-08-04

Resigned

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-18 · resigned 2000-07-21

Resigned

OWEN, John Tudor→

director · ~76y · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2014-05-23

Resigned

COOKSON DELL & CO DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2000-07-21 · resigned 2000-08-04

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-18 · resigned 2000-07-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-03-14

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-03-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-27