ATLAS GRAPHICS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07993478 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-16

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£435.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 18121

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46410Wholesale of textiles

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £435,748

Cash YoY

+23%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£400k

↑ 23% YoY

Net Worth

£436k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Cash	£400.2k	£325.9k
Net assets	£435.7k	£362.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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officers · AP01
2026-03-18
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officers · AP01
2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-11-04
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accounts · AA
2023-11-20
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accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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officers · CH01
2021-04-29
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officers · CH01
2021-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-28
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address · AD01
2020-11-02
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accounts · AA
2019-09-02
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accounts · AA
2018-08-03
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accounts · AA
2012-03-16
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Company incorporated
As ATLAS GRAPHICS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
2012-03-16
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HIBBITT, Colin appointed
director
2012-03-16
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TURNBULL, Tracey appointed
director
2012-03-16
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HIBBITT, Colin appointed
director
2012-03-16
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HIBBITT, Colin resigned
director
2012-03-16
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TURNBULL, Tracey appointed
director
2012-03-16
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TURNBULL, Tracey resigned
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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

clean

No 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 Colin Hibbitt Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Tracey Turnbull Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121

Registered office

The Warehouse 12a Commerical Street

Coxside

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 0LN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HIBBITT, Colin→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-16

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Active

TURNBULL, Tracey→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-03-16

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Active

HIBBITT, Colin→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-16 · resigned 2012-03-16

Resigned

TURNBULL, Tracey→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-03-16 · resigned 2012-03-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-23

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officers · AP01

2026-03-19

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officers · AP01

2026-03-18

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officers · TM01

2026-03-17

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officers · TM01

2026-03-17