A-TECH CONSULTING LTD
💤Zombieactive
07271668 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£795.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.9y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £795,238
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£795k
Current Assets
£69k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £797.0k | — |
| Current assets | £69.1k | — |
| Net assets | £795.2k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A-TECH CONSULTING LTD
- 2010-06-02➕HANNAM, Alexander James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander James Hannam Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Natasha Imogen Angetter-Hannam Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| A & R COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY SERVICE LIMITED→ 08338810 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| ARLIND CAR WASH LIMITED→ 16152914 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ART & LANDSCAPE LTD→ 04971236 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ARTIUM MEDIA RELATIONS LIMITED→ 10735768 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 High Street
Linton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB21 4HS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HANNAM, Alexander James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-06-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hitachi Capital (UK) Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/09/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-16