A.A.T.S. LTD

💤Zombieactive

05602682 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-25

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

£67.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (76/100)

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

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £67,852

Net assets shrinking

Down £23,687 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£68k

↓ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£79k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	£67.9k	£91.5k
Current assets	£79.1k	£102.8k
Net assets	£67.9k	£91.5k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2025-03-31
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2024-06-07
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2023-01-24
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2022-07-04
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2021-04-26
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2020-01-16
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2019-01-16
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2018-11-13
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2018-10-27
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2018-05-17
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2018-05-17
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officers · TM02
2018-05-12
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PORTLOCK, Patrizia resigned
secretary
2018-05-12
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PORTLOCK, Patrizia resigned
director
2018-04-27
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2017-02-14
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2016-04-13
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2005-10-25
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Company incorporated
As A.A.T.S. LTD
2005-10-25
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JONES, Victoria appointed
director
2005-10-25
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PORTLOCK, Patrizia appointed
secretary
2005-10-25
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PORTLOCK, Patrizia appointed
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Victoria Jones Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Patrizia Portlockceased 12/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2005-10-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Penybryn Avenue, Whittington

Oswestry

Shropshire

SY11 4DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Victoria→

director · ~62y · appointed 2005-10-25

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Active

PORTLOCK, Patrizia→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2018-05-12

Resigned

PORTLOCK, Patrizia→

director · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-25 · resigned 2018-05-12

Resigned

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