ATKINS & ATKINS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08967371 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£230.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £230,544
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£231k
↑ 142% YoY
Current Assets
£361k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£72k£145k£217k£289k£361kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£361.4k£232.7k
Current assets£361.4k£229.8k
Net assets£230.5k£95.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ATKINS & ATKINS LTD
  19. 2014-03-31
    ATKINS, Rebecca Jade appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Benjamin John Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38
2550%
25-50% shares07/06/2022
Mrs Rebecca Jade Atkins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Honeyholes Greenfield Lane
Hackthorn
Lincoln
LN2 3PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATKINS, Rebecca Jade
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-03-31
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23