ATKINS COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08176936 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-13
    ATKINS, Patricia Helen resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-12
    ATKINS, Steven David appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-07
    ATKINS, Steven David resigned
    director
  10. 2025-07-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-01
    ATKINS, Patricia Helen appointed
    director
  12. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-06-10
    ATKINS, Johanne resigned
    director
  14. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-12-24
    ATKINS, Johanne appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-10-25
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    capital · SH01
  24. 2018-07-20
    ATKINS, Graham resigned
    director
  25. 2013-01-09
    ATKINS, Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2012-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATKINS COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD
  27. 2012-08-13
    ATKINS, Steven David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven David Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/05/2017

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
Incorporated2012-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Hardy Close
Wistaston
Crewe
CW2 8DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ATKINS, Steven David
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-12
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Active
ATKINS, Graham
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-01-09 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
ATKINS, Johanne
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-12-24 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned
ATKINS, Patricia Helen
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
ATKINS, Steven David
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-08-13 · resigned 2025-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28