ATL COMMERCIAL KITCHENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08366932 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 1 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2024-12-31
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2023-08-07
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accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts · AA
2020-06-23
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2019-11-18
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accounts · AA
2018-07-26
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accounts · AA
2018-07-02
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officers · CH01
2018-07-02
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officers · CH01
2018-06-07
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capital · SH06
2018-06-07
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capital · SH03
2018-05-30
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officers · TM01
2018-05-30
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2018-05-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-05-30
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2018-05-04
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MCSHERRY, Thomas resigned
director
2016-01-31
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MCSHERRY, Thomas appointed
director
2015-09-01
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MCSHERRY, Lewis resigned
director
2015-09-01
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MCSHERRY, Thomas resigned
director
2014-04-01
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GRAHAM, Lisa Alexandra appointed
director
2013-01-21
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Company incorporated
As ATL COMMERCIAL KITCHENS LIMITED
2013-01-21
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STEPHENSON, Ashley James appointed
director
2013-01-21
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MCSHERRY, Lewis appointed
director
2013-01-21
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MCSHERRY, Thomas appointed
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 13 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
Mrs Lisa Alexandra Graham Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	04/05/2018
Mr Ashley James Stephenson Individual · English · DOB 12/1984 · age 42	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Lewis Mcsherryceased 04/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Thomas William Mcsherryceased 04/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2013-01-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

9 Unit Factory Estate, Boulevard

Hull

HU3 4AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRAHAM, Lisa Alexandra→

director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-01

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Active

STEPHENSON, Ashley James→

director · ~42y · appointed 2013-01-21

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Active

MCSHERRY, Lewis→

director · ~44y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-09-01

Resigned

MCSHERRY, Thomas→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-01-31 · resigned 2018-05-04

Resigned

MCSHERRY, Thomas→

director · ~38y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-09-01

Resigned

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