ATHERTON YORK LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £134.7k |
| Current assets | £354.1k |
| Cash | £322.9k |
| Debtors | £31.2k |
| Net assets | £93.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-20➕STRANDBERG, Joakim Roy appointeddirector
- 2023-11-20➖WIKNER, Karl Magnus resigneddirector
- 2023-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-04-22📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-04-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-05➕WIKNER, Karl Magnus appointeddirector
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ATHERTON YORK LIMITED
- 2013-03-18➕HALL, Neal Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria Hall Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/04/2023 |
Mr Neal Philip Hall Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Söderberg & Partners Holding Abceased 05/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Per-Olof Söderbergceased 05/04/2023· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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