A T H SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04404487 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-26

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£48.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 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

55 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £48,699

Net assets shrinking

Down £10,289 YoY

Cash YoY

+1%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£76k

~ YoY

Net Worth

£49k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£81k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£50.1k	£59.5k
Current assets	£81.2k	£91.3k
Cash	£76.4k	£75.7k
Debtors	£4.9k	£15.6k
Net assets	£48.7k	£59.0k

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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2024-12-17
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2023-12-15
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2022-11-23
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accounts · AA
2021-10-14
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accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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2019-11-29
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accounts · AA
2018-12-17
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2017-12-13
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accounts · AA
2016-11-23
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accounts · AA
2016-07-01
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officers · AP01
2016-06-30
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THORPE, Susan appointed
director
2016-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-19
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accounts · AA
2015-03-30
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annual-return · AR01
2014-07-16
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2002-03-26
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Company incorporated
As A T H SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
2002-03-26
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THORPE, Susan appointed
secretary
2002-03-26
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THORPE, Anthony appointed
director
2002-03-26
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-03-26
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ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
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2002-03-26
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-03-26
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AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Thorpe Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-03-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

9 Shawbrow View

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 8UG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

THORPE, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-26

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Active

THORPE, Anthony→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-03-26

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Active

THORPE, Susan→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-06-30

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Active

ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26

Resigned

AR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2002-03-26

Resigned

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