ATTIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
07997247 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-423
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £423
Net assets shrinking
Down £776 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£423
↓ 220% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£423£632£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-423£353
Current assets£4.9k£4.7k
Net assets£-423£353

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

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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  2. 2024-08-22
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  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2022-11-22
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  5. 2021-12-02
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  6. 2020-11-18
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  7. 2019-10-31
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  8. 2018-12-29
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  9. 2017-12-24
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  10. 2016-12-01
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  11. 2016-04-01
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    STREFFORD, Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2016-04-01
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  13. 2016-04-01
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  14. 2015-06-04
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  15. 2015-04-01
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    STREFFORD, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  16. 2015-04-01
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  17. 2015-03-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-12-10
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    COULTHARD, Gillian Lisa resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ATTIC BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD.
  20. 2012-03-20
    ➕
    COULTHARD, Paul Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-20
    ➕
    COULTHARD, Gillian Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Edwawd Coulthard
Individual · English · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Escor Road
Gateacre
Liverpool
Merseyside
L25 4SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COULTHARD, Paul Edward→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STREFFORD, Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
STREFFORD, Susan Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULTHARD, Gillian Lisa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2014-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-11