ATLANTIC ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08926132 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-06
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➖EDWARDS, Alan Smith resigneddirector
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-02-16➖BARRATT, Cyril David resigneddirector
- 2016-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-06➖EVANS, Barry Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2016-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-09-03➕BARRATT, Cyril David appointeddirector
- 2015-09-03➕EDWARDS, Alan Smith appointeddirector
- 2015-09-03➕EVANS, Barry Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2014-06-16➕CLARK, Robert Alan appointeddirector
- 2014-05-16➖CLARK, Robert resigneddirector
- 2014-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ATLANTIC ENERGY (UK) LIMITED
- 2014-03-06➕MAWSON, Robert appointeddirector
- 2014-03-06➕CLARK, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Robert Mawson Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Alan Clark Individual · American · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
John Bull House
Silecroft
Millom
Cumbria
LA18 5LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
CLARK, Robert Alan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAWSON, Robert→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2014-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARRATT, Cyril David→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2017-02-16
CLARK, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2014-05-16
EDWARDS, Alan Smith→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2021-07-01
EVANS, Barry Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2016-07-06
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-28