2 A T DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05113770 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-27

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£662

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing

Sector: Construction

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 (75/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £662

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£662

↑ 238% YoY

Current Assets

£4k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£662	£196
Current assets	£3.6k	£4.4k
Net assets	£662	£196

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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2023-01-25
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2022-01-22
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2021-01-28
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2020-01-28
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2018-01-29
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2017-01-31
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accounts · AA
2016-04-28
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annual-return · AR01
2016-04-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-01-30
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2015-04-27
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Company incorporated
As 2 A T DESIGN LIMITED
2004-04-27
➕
LANE, Thomas Jonathan appointed
secretary
2004-04-27
➕
LANE, Toni Ann appointed
director
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-27
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Toni-Ann Lane Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	27/04/2017

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

Incorporated2004-04-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

1 Warner House Harrovian Business Village

Bessborough Road

Harrow

Middlesex

HA1 3EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LANE, Thomas Jonathan→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-27

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Active

LANE, Toni Ann→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-04-27

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Active

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2004-04-27

Resigned

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