ATAY GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05355015 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1.1m£2.3m£3.4m£4.6m£5.7mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.11M
Current assets£5.70M
Cash£1.67M
Debtors£955.6k
Net assets£1.79M
Average employees21

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  4. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-06-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2018-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-11-30
    ATAY, Kate resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-12-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
  20. 2005-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ATAY GLOBAL LIMITED
  21. 2005-02-07
    ATAY, Ulas appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-07
    ATAY, Kate appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-07
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-02-07
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Atay Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Atay Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ATAY GLOBAL LIMITED
This company · 05355015

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Atay Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ulas Atayceased 25/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 6 Weybridge Farm Stambourne Road
Gt Yeldham
Halstead
Essex
CO9 4RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ATAY, Ulas
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-02-07
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Active
ATAY, Kate
secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge04/02/2026
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD ("the Security Holder")
Fixed charge on purchased debts which fail to vest1 property31/12/200713/04/2018
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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03