ATLANTA ENTERTAINMENTS AGENCY LTD

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04288787 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (77/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,525
Net assets shrinking
Down £297 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.8k£5.9k
Current assets£11.9k£14.0k
Cash£2.1k£2.2k
Debtors—£793
Net assets£3.5k£3.8k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2023-11-13
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2021-01-05
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2017-11-03
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  10. 2016-09-05
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  11. 2015-11-03
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  12. 2015-10-01
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  13. 2014-11-19
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  14. 2014-09-25
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  15. 2013-12-19
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  16. 2013-02-25
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    ALTON, Elaine Aldis resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-02-25
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    ALTON, Elaine Aldis resigned
    director
  18. 2007-05-01
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    ALTON, Elaine Aldis appointed
    director
  19. 2007-04-20
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    ALTON, Elaine Aldis appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-11
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    ALTON, Elaine Aldis resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-10-11
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    ALTON-SMITH, Sarah Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2001-10-11
    ➕
    ALTON, Elaine Aldis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-10-11
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-10-11
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  25. 2001-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLANTA ENTERTAINMENTS AGENCY LTD
  26. 2001-09-17
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-09-17
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Sarah Anne Alton-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Elaine Aldis Alton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

2 Richardson Drive
Smalley
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 6EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ALTON-SMITH, Sarah Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2001-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALTON, Elaine Aldis→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20 · resigned 2013-02-25
Resigned
ALTON, Elaine Aldis→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-11 · resigned 2007-03-11
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-17 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned
ALTON, Elaine Aldis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2013-02-25
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-17 · resigned 2001-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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2025-10-29
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2024-12-16
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2024-10-22
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2023-11-13
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2023-10-20
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2022-10-12
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2022-09-29
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2021-12-17
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2021-10-20
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2021-01-05
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2020-11-16
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2019-12-18
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2019-09-24
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