ATONEMENT ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
06319404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-07-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-02📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2007-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ATONEMENT ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2007-07-20➕SALLAH-PHILLIPS, Antoinette appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-20➕PHILLIPS, Emmanuel appointeddirector
- 2007-07-20➕SALLAH-PHILLIPS, Antoinette appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Antoinette Sallah-Phillips Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | — | — | board controlboard control · firm interest | 27/07/2016 |
Mr Emmanuel Phillips Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | — | — | board controlboard control · firm interest | 27/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
38 Hastings Close
London
SE15 6TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SALLAH-PHILLIPS, Antoinette→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-20
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PHILLIPS, Emmanuel→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-20
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SALLAH-PHILLIPS, Antoinette→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-07-20
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Recent filings (40 total)
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2025-08-14
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2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-18