ATLAS MORTGAGES LTD

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06003018 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-20
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£30.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,152
Net assets shrinking
Down £8 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£30.2k£30.2k
Current assets£38.2k£39.1k
Net assets£30.2k£30.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-12
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-16
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    JONES, Einir Wyn resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLAS MORTGAGES LTD
  18. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    MCKEEGAN, John appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    JONES, Einir Wyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    UK SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-11-20
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    UK SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-11-20
    ➕
    UK DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-11-20
    ➖
    UK DIRECTORS LTD 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mckeegan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Mckeeganceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2006-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

6 Hawkshead Road
Burtonwood
Warrington
WA5 4PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCKEEGAN, John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Einir Wyn→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2014-06-16
Resigned
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2006-11-20
Resigned
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-11-20 · resigned 2006-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20