ATL AGRISERVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08036999 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
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 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 13.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 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
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-22➖SADLER, Robin William resigneddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-14➕SADLER, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 2018-05-14➕SADLER, Richard Edward appointeddirector
- 2018-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2012-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2012-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ATL AGRISERVE LIMITED
- 2012-04-19➕SADLER, Robin William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Charles Sadler Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Richard Edward Sadler Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robin William Sadlerceased 19/04/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1-2 Acorn Business Centre
Oaks Drive
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 7SY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SADLER, Peter Charles→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SADLER, Richard Edward→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SADLER, Robin William→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2022-05-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 13/08/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04