COLIN ATKINSON TRANSPORT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04701062 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-04-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-04-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2018-04-30📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2018-04-06➕ATKINSON, Nicholas Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2003-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs COLIN ATKINSON TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2003-03-18➕ATKINSON, Kay appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-18➕ATKINSON, Colin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-03-18➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-18➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-18➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-03-18➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nicholas Anthony Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/05/2024 |
Mr Kay Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/05/2024 |
Mr Colin Anthony Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
77 Scotland Road
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ATKINSON, Colin Anthony→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, Nicholas Anthony→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 25/04/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-21