ATLAS TUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07963044 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees6200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-09
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  4. 2024-07-10
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  5. 2024-07-10
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  6. 2024-07-10
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-07-10
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-07-10
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-02
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2024-07-01
    MEAH, Bethany Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-01
    MEAH, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-01
    THEOBALD, Anthony Lee appointed
    director
  14. 2024-07-01
    WOOD, Martin appointed
    director
  15. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2012-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLAS TUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2012-02-23
    THEOBALD, Anthony Lee appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-02-23
    MEAH, Neil appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-23
    MEAH, Sharon May appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MEAH, Bethany Jane (same surname) appointed 2024-07-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Atlas Tube Bending 1 Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Atlas Tube Bending 1 Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ATLAS TUBE HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 07963044

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Atlas Tube Bending 1 Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sharon May Meahceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Neil Meahceased 01/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2012-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Atlas Tube Bending Limited Albert Street
Hollinwood
Oldham
Lancashire
OL8 3QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)

THEOBALD, Anthony Lee
secretary · appointed 2012-02-23
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Active
MEAH, Bethany Jane
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
MEAH, Neil
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-23
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Active
MEAH, Sharon May
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-02-23
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Active
MEAH, Steven Paul
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
THEOBALD, Anthony Lee
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
WOOD, Martin
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07