AATS PARTNERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09169943 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
83
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
42 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-05-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-08-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2016-04-07
    ➖
    ALLARDYCE, Samuel resigned
    director
  17. 2015-03-02
    ➕
    ALLARDYCE, Samuel appointed
    director
  18. 2014-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AATS PARTNERS LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    SOULIER, Lizzy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    SOULIER, Lizzy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Soulier
Individual · Austrian · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/05/2023
Mrs Lizzy Soulier
Individual · Swiss · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

60 Windsor Avenue
London
SW19 2RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

SOULIER, Lizzy→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-11
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Active
SOULIER, Lizzy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-08-11
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Active
ALLARDYCE, Samuel→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2016-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11