ATHERTON PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05488399 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-22
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.
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
    ➖
    ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-29
    ➖
    ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca resigned
    director
  3. 2026-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-06-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-11-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2019-11-26
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    ATHERTON-BERRY, Sharnice Texas resigned
    director
  17. 2019-11-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-09-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-09-01
    ➕
    ATHERTON-BERRY, Sharnice Texas appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-06
    ➕
    ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-04-06
    ➕
    ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca appointed
    director
  25. 2009-08-28
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Kirsti resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-14
    ➖
    BURKE, Ann Denise resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-04-14
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Kirsti appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    BURKE, Ann Denise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Kirsti resigned
    secretary
  30. 2005-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATHERTON PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  31. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    ATHERTON, Marc Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Kirsti appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    SJD (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2005-06-22
    ➖
    SJD (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

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 "ATHERTON" — 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca resigned 2026-06-29; ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca resigned 2026-06-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Andrew Atherton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kirsti Rebecca Athertonceased 05/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

12 Vicarage Road
Torquay
TQ2 6HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ATHERTON, Marc Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2026-06-29
Resigned
BURKE, Ann Denise→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2009-04-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Kirsti→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2009-08-28
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Kirsti→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
SJD (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned
ATHERTON, Kirsti Rebecca→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2026-06-29
Resigned
ATHERTON-BERRY, Sharnice Texas→
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2019-11-26
Resigned
SJD (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2005-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13