ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE INTERNATIONAL (A.T.I.) LTD

🌳Matureactive

06404264 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-19

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£313.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £313,284

Cash YoY

+11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£170k

↑ 11% YoY

Net Worth

£313k

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Assets

£490k

↓ 8.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£313.3k	£302.5k
Current assets	£490.0k	£533.2k
Cash	£170.1k	£153.8k
Debtors	£319.9k	£379.4k
Net assets	£313.3k	£302.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
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COOK, Victoria appointed
director
2024-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-05
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MASCLE, Veronique resigned
secretary
2024-01-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-24
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STOCKEN, Ben resigned
director
2016-10-25
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LE FRANCOIS, Phil resigned
director
2016-04-08
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NICOT, Francois appointed
director
2014-08-01
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STOCKEN, Ben appointed
director
2011-11-01
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MASCLE, Veronique appointed
secretary
2011-11-01
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NOWAK, Christopher Antoni resigned
secretary
2009-03-01
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NOWAK, Christopher Antoni appointed
secretary
2009-02-28
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INSTAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-11
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LE FRANCOIS, Phil resigned
secretary
2008-07-11
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INSTAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-10-19
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Company incorporated
As ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUE INTERNATIONAL (A.T.I.) LTD
2007-10-19
➕
MASCLE, Veronique appointed
director
2007-10-19
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BOISNIER, Jana appointed
secretary
2007-10-19
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BOISNIER, Jana resigned
secretary
2007-10-19
➕
LE FRANCOIS, Phil appointed
secretary
2007-10-19
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BOISNIER, Jean-Pierre Francoise appointed
director
2007-10-19
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BOISNIER, Jean-Pierre Francoise resigned
director
2007-10-19
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LE FRANCOIS, Phil appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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
Ms Veronique Mascle Individual · French · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-10-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Suffolk House

George Street

Croydon

CR0 0YN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

COOK, Victoria→

director · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MASCLE, Veronique→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NICOT, Francois→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-04-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOISNIER, Jana→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2007-10-19

Resigned

LE FRANCOIS, Phil→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2008-07-11

Resigned

MASCLE, Veronique→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-01 · resigned 2024-01-05

Resigned

NOWAK, Christopher Antoni→

secretary · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2011-11-01

Resigned

INSTAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2009-02-28

Resigned

BOISNIER, Jean-Pierre Francoise→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2007-10-19

Resigned

LE FRANCOIS, Phil→

director · ~59y · appointed 2007-10-19 · resigned 2016-10-25

Resigned

STOCKEN, Ben→

director · ~42y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2017-05-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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2026-04-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-04-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-02

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-04

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

accounts · AA

2025-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-24

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

accounts · AA

2024-09-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-02-26

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-01-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-15

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-01-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-15

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-07