ADVANCED TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07804197 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
41 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 £3,364,794
Cash YoY
+153%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.3m
↑ 153% YoY
Net Worth
£3.4m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↑ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.87M | £3.39M |
| Current assets | £2.39M | £1.51M |
| Cash | £1.28M | £506.1k |
| Debtors | £758.2k | £687.3k |
| Net assets | £3.36M | £2.83M |
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
7
filings
- • 4 resolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 resolution
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-04-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED TIMBER SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2011-10-10➕POTTS, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2011-10-10➕POTTS, Sasha Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alistair Potts Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Cricketwood Tanhouse Lane
Botley
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 2SZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
POTTS, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2011-10-10
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POTTS, Sasha Jayne→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-10-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/07/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-04-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14