ATHOM DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04825617 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-08
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 2026
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30920
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71111Architectural activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,166

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£678
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£1.2k—
Current assets£7.8k—
Cash£678—
Debtors£7.1k—
Net assets£1.2k—
Average employees—100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2003-09-01
    ➕
    SMITH, James, Dr appointed
    secretary
  16. 2003-07-12
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Angus appointed
    director
  17. 2003-07-09
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  18. 2003-07-09
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  19. 2003-07-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATHOM DESIGN LIMITED
  20. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-07-08
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.
  • 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
Mr Angus Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30920 — SIC 30920

Registered office

Chapps Farmhouse Slaughterford Mill
Slaughterford
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 8RJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, James, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Angus→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-07-12
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-08 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10