ATKINSON BROKING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08959198 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-18.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,084
Cash draining
Cash down 67% YoY
Cash YoY
-67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 67% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£18k-£12k-£5k£1k£8k£14kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-6.4k£91
Cash£4.6k£14.1k
Net assets£-18.1k£-17.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
    ➖
    FREEMAN, Mark Francis resigned
    director
  7. 2022-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-07-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-03-02
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    FREEMAN, Mark Francis appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-27
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Charlotte Lucy appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATKINSON BROKING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  22. 2014-03-26
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Neil David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charlotte Lucy Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Neil David Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Armadale
Outwoods
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 9DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ATKINSON, Charlotte Lucy→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Neil David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Mark Francis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-03-02 · resigned 2022-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-13