ATKINSON RITSON SOLICITORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07686162 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 14.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2300 | 2800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-06📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-01-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-01-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-31➖YARDLEY, Peter David resigneddirector
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31➖EMERY, Malcolm Charles resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕ROBINSON, Trevor Lancelot appointeddirector
- 2012-02-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2012-02-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-08-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2011-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ATKINSON RITSON SOLICITORS LIMITED
- 2011-06-28➕BARNARD, Andrew Lindsay Curtis appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28➕WHEELER, Kathryn Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28➕EMERY, Malcolm Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28➕YARDLEY, Peter David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome 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 15 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Kathryn Jane Wheeler Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2021 |
Mr Andrew Lindsay Curtis Barnard Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2021 |
Mr Trevor Lancelot Robinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
15 Fisher Street
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 8RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BARNARD, Andrew Lindsay Curtis→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Trevor Lancelot→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHEELER, Kathryn Jane→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EMERY, Malcolm Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2018-08-31
YARDLEY, Peter David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2021-08-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 1 property | 16/02/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage deed | 2 properties | 15/02/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/08/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-07
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-07-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-01-18