ATV NORTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04651325 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-29
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-02
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-04
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    TODD, Lucy Anne appointed
    director
  7. 2022-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-07-28
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    TODD, Marguerite Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-07-28
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    TODD, Anthony William resigned
    director
  19. 2004-03-01
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    TODD, Edward George Calder appointed
    director
  20. 2003-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ATV NORTH LIMITED
  21. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    TODD, Marguerite Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-01-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-01-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-01-29
    ➕
    TODD, Anthony William appointed
    director
  25. 2003-01-29
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-01-29
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Edward George Calder Todd
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lucy Todd
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edward George Calder Toddceased 06/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Chapman Hill Farm
Witton-Le-Wear
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 0BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

TODD, Edward George Calder→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TODD, Lucy Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TODD, Marguerite Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2009-07-28
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-29
Resigned
TODD, Anthony William→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2009-07-28
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29