AT HOME IT LTD

💤Zombieactive
04513104 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£294
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Sector: Other service activities
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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £294

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£294
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£232£464£696£928£1kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£294
Current assets£1.2k
Net assets£294

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-08-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-08-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-19
    WILDMAN, John Edward resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AT HOME IT LTD
  18. 2002-08-16
    WILDMAN, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-08-16
    WILDMAN, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2002-08-16
    WILDMAN, John Edward appointed
    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 24 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ruth Elizabeth Wildman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Edward Wildmanceased 19/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95110 — Repair of computers and peripheral equipment

Registered office

Unit 3 Abbey Barn Business Centre
Abbey Barn Lane
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP10 9QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WILDMAN, Ruth Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2002-08-16
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Active
WILDMAN, Ruth Elizabeth
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-08-16
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Active
WILDMAN, John Edward
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-08-16 · resigned 2021-04-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-16