ATOZ DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09158362 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £36,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £73,611 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£37k
↓ 201% YoY
Current Assets
£149
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£37k-£22k-£8k£7k£22k£37kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-10.6k£7.4k
Current assets£149£1.7k
Net assets£-36.9k£36.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2014-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ATOZ DESIGN LIMITED
  17. 2014-08-01
    CHELARIU, Alexandru Sergiu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexandru-Sergiu Chelariu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

11 Surrey Road
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK3 7HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHELARIU, Alexandru Sergiu
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-08-01
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22