ATA (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07221443 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-02-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2024-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-04-01
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    KASIRAJAH, Nirupa resigned
    director
  20. 2013-06-14
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    KASIRAJAH, Nirupa appointed
    director
  21. 2010-12-31
    ➖
    VAMADEVAN, Abirami resigned
    director
  22. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    KASIRAJAH, Pratheevan appointed
    director
  23. 2010-05-21
    ➖
    KASIRAJAH, Pratheevan resigned
    director
  24. 2010-05-21
    ➖
    SIVARAJAH, Nallaikumaran resigned
    director
  25. 2010-05-21
    ➕
    VAMADEVAN, Abirami appointed
    director
  26. 2010-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ATA (UK) LIMITED
  27. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    KASIRAJAH, Pratheevan appointed
    director
  28. 2010-04-13
    ➕
    SIVARAJAH, Nallaikumaran appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Pratheevan Kasirajah
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2017

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
Incorporated2010-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

3 Havering Gardens
Romford
RM6 5BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KASIRAJAH, Pratheevan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KASIRAJAH, Nirupa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
KASIRAJAH, Pratheevan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2010-05-21
Resigned
SIVARAJAH, Nallaikumaran→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-04-13 · resigned 2010-05-21
Resigned
VAMADEVAN, Abirami→
director · ~37y · appointed 2010-05-21 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17