ATON CONSULTANCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09487669 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,928

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£31.9k£28.0k
Current assets£31.9k£28.0k
Net assets£31.9k£28.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2022-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2020-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-03
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-31
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    address · AD01
  12. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-12
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-05-01
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    WADDELL, Deborah Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ATON CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  18. 2015-03-13
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    WADDELL, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    WADDELL, Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Waddell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

75 York Road
Church Gresley
Swadlincote
DE11 9QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WADDELL, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-13
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WADDELL, Deborah Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-05-01
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WADDELL, Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-04