F.A. ATKINSON LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

05523567 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-01

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Jul 2020

Net worth

£-70.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

54/100

Worth a look

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Electrical installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 42/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

🏦

Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

54/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £70,909

Net assets shrinking

Down £78,374 YoY

Cash YoY

+547%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£31k

↑ 547% YoY

Net Worth

-£71k

↓ 1050% YoY

Current Assets

£1.3m

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2020-07-31	2019-07-31
Total assets	£62.4k	£28.7k
Current assets	£1.29M	£1.64M
Cash	£30.9k	£4.8k
Debtors	£702.8k	£1.07M
Net assets	£-70.9k	£7.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 insolvency

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
⚠️
gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2026-04-27
🏁
Company dissolved
2026-01-27
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2025-04-22
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2024-05-14
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-05-03
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2022-04-01
⚠️
liquidation-disclaimer-notice
insolvency · NDISC
2022-03-16
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2022-03-16
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2022-03-16
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-21
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-05
📄
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-05
🔒
Charge registered #3
Lender: Crv Properties Limited as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties
2021-04-27
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
➖
SMITH, Matthew David resigned
director
2021-01-19
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-06
📄
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-03
🔒
Charge registered #2
Lender: Williams & Williams Fic Limited
2019-12-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-31
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-27
➕
SMITH, Matthew David appointed
director
2019-01-07
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-19
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-10-18
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-08-14
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-11-27
➖
SYERS, Duncan Sinclair resigned
director
2010-11-16
🔒
Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-03-31
➕
VENABLE, Paul St John Lloyd appointed
secretary
2010-03-31
➕
REED, Colin Peter appointed
director
2010-03-31
➕
VENABLE, Paul St John Lloyd appointed
director
2010-03-31
➖
SYERS, Duncan Sinclair resigned
secretary
2005-09-30
➕
CORKHILL, Christopher John appointed
director
2005-09-30
➕
SYERS, Duncan Sinclair appointed
secretary
2005-09-30
➖
DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-09-30
➕
SYERS, Duncan Sinclair appointed
director
2005-09-30
➖
DLA PIPER UK NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2005-09-30
➖
DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2005-08-01
🏢
Company incorporated
As F.A. ATKINSON LIMITED
2005-08-01
➕
DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-08-01
➕
DLA PIPER UK NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2005-08-01
➕
DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-04-27

8 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-04-27: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2026-01-27: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher John Corkhill Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · HU postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
A M H PROPERTY SERVICES LTD→ 11505222 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
A.L.L GLOBAL WIND SERVICES LTD→ 13211558 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ADA RENDERING LTD→ 11687805 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AJK FABRICATIONS LTD→ 10650522 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
AJR PREMIER JOINERY LTD→ 12151936 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ALK MECHANICAL LTD→ 16179268 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALL ABOUT DAMP LTD→ 16356667 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ALL ABOUT JOINERY LTD→ 11249456 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ALLON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 11342404 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
ALMA JORDAN (BUILDERS) LIMITED→ 01251055 · est 1976 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	50y	—	—
ALMERICO LIMITED→ 05954285 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
ALPHA ROOFING LIMITED→ 05392301 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Kingsbridge Corporate Solutions 1st Floor, Lowgate House

Lowgate

Hull

HU1 1EL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2020-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2021-08-01

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

VENABLE, Paul St John Lloyd→

secretary · appointed 2010-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CORKHILL, Christopher John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

REED, Colin Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

VENABLE, Paul St John Lloyd→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SYERS, Duncan Sinclair→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2010-03-31

Resigned

DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

SMITH, Matthew David→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-27 · resigned 2021-01-19

Resigned

SYERS, Duncan Sinclair→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2012-11-27

Resigned

DLA PIPER UK NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Crv Properties as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties Crv Properties Limited as Security Trustee on Behalf of the Secured Parties	A registered charge	—	05/01/2022	—
outstanding	Williams & Williams Fic Williams & Williams Fic Limited	A registered charge	1 property	03/07/2020	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	16/11/2010	—

Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (70 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2026-04-27

liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

insolvency · LIQ14

2026-01-27

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · LIQ03

2025-04-22

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · LIQ03

2024-05-14

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date

insolvency · LIQ03

2023-05-03

liquidation-disclaimer-notice

insolvency · NDISC

2022-04-01

liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs

insolvency · LIQ02

2022-03-16

liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator

insolvency · 600

2022-03-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2022-03-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-02-21

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-15