ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06368586 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-12
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (57/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
56 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-19
    ➕
    ANTILL, Sophie Rachael appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-06-19
    ➖
    PANNU, Katie resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-06-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-09-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-09-03
    ➖
    GREEN, Donna Carol resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-03
    ➕
    PANNU, Katie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    NOLAN, Paul Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    GREEN, Donna Carol appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-09-12
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-09-12
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Glentrool Asset Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Glentrool Asset Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 06368586

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Glentrool Asset Management Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Glentrool Estates Group Limitedceased 05/12/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

8 Wells Promenade
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 9LF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ANTILL, Sophie Rachael→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOLAN, Paul Richard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREEN, Donna Carol→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2012-09-03
Resigned
PANNU, Katie→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2007-09-12
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2007-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26