ATKINSON COACH HIRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06775106 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £1,313

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£27.6k—
Current assets£12.5k—
Net assets£1.3k—
Average employees—100

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-16
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Brian appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-16
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Brian resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2008-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATKINSON COACH HIRE LIMITED
  19. 2008-12-17
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Brian appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Brian Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

10 Sawmill Lane
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 1DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ATKINSON, Brian→
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-12-16
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Active
ATKINSON, Brian→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-19