ATB ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07964622 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-24
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 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 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
34 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £16,322
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£16k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.3k | £9.9k |
| Current assets | £45.8k | £34.0k |
| Net assets | £16.3k | £9.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-03-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-01➕BLAYTON, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-04-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ATB ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION SERVICES LTD
- 2012-02-24➕BLAYTON, Anne Theresa appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Anne Theresa Blayton Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 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
Incorporated2012-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Tax Assist Accountants
43 Devon Square
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2HH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLAYTON, Anne Theresa→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-24
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BLAYTON, Michael Anthony→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-03-01
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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 | Debenture | 1 property | 24/04/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05