ATF SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04223457 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46740

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1400	1400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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MATTHEWS, Edward John appointed
secretary
2025-08-01
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SIMONS, Gavin resigned
secretary
2025-08-01
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SIMONS, Gavin resigned
director
2025-03-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-01
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MATTHEWS, Edward John resigned
secretary
2025-03-01
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SIMONS, Gavin appointed
secretary
2025-03-01
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MATTHEWS, Edward John resigned
director
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
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YATES-SHAW, Emily appointed
director
2023-12-01
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SIMONS, Gavin appointed
director
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-06-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-14
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capital · SH08
2021-05-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-01
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TILLS, Marc appointed
director
2021-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-01-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-12-31
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LINDSAY, Graham John resigned
director
2006-03-01
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MATTHEWS, Edward John appointed
director
2004-02-02
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SIMMONDS, Peter Kenneth John resigned
director
2003-07-18
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HARRISON, John Douglas resigned
director
2003-02-03
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HARRISON, John Douglas resigned
secretary
2003-02-03
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MATTHEWS, Edward John appointed
secretary
2002-06-01
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HARKER, Kevin Paul appointed
director
2002-06-01
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USHERWOOD, John Egmont appointed
director
2002-06-01
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LINDSAY, Graham John appointed
director
2002-02-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2001-07-20
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HARRISON, John Douglas appointed
secretary
2001-07-20
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-07-20
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HARRISON, John Douglas appointed
director
2001-07-20
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SIMMONDS, Peter Kenneth John appointed
director
2001-07-20
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-05-25
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Company incorporated
As ATF SUPPLIES LIMITED
2001-05-25
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-05-25
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SIMONS, Gavin resigned 2025-08-01; SIMONS, Gavin resigned 2025-08-01

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-05-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Units 1 & 2 Tees Court

Wallis Road

Skippers Lane Industrial Estate

Middlesbrough Cleveland

TS6 6DX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-08

Last: 2026-05-25