ATS-TANNER BANDING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD
💤Zombieactive
09404332 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-23
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).
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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-11➖CAREY, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2022-11-10➖COHEN, Robert resigneddirector
- 2022-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-07➕CAREY, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-31➖WENGER, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2015-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ATS-TANNER BANDING SYSTEMS (UK) LTD
- 2015-01-23➕TANNER, Serge appointeddirector
- 2015-01-23➕COHEN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2015-01-23➕WENGER, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "TANNER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Serge Tanner Individual · Swiss · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Karin Scherer-Tanner Individual · Swiss · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
Catalyst House
720 Centennial Court, Centennial Park
Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3SY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TANNER, Serge→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAREY, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-11-07 · resigned 2023-05-11
COHEN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2022-11-10
WENGER, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2016-05-31
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-08