ATC MINERALS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07461966 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£590.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 4.8y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
47 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
55
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 £590,817
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£401k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£591k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£866k
↑ 35% 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 | £634.3k | £559.6k |
| Current assets | £865.8k | £643.0k |
| Cash | £401.2k | £287.1k |
| Debtors | £459.7k | £350.8k |
| Net assets | £590.8k | £526.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-06-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-08📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-30➖BRINDLEY, Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-07➖EVANS, James Maxwell resigneddirector
- 2013-09-06➕EVANS, James Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2013-09-06➕EVANS, James Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2010-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ATC MINERALS LIMITED
- 2010-12-07➕BRINDLEY, Lindsay appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
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 13 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 James Maxwell Evans Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2019 |
Mr Matthew Francis Evans Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Maxwell Evansceased 17/12/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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
Incorporated2010-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23990 — SIC 23990
Registered office
Unit 4, Co. Jme Advance Ltd
Hobson Street
Burslem
Stoke On Trent
ST6 2AW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
EVANS, James Maxwell→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRINDLEY, Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-12-07 · resigned 2022-11-30
EVANS, James Maxwell→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-09-06 · resigned 2013-09-07
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/09/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-18
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-08-24