ATL UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09537251 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-42.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £42,159

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£42k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£-41.5k
Current assets£10.5k
Net assets£-42.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-01
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-06-20
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    JOHNSON, Carl Paul Ian resigned
    director
  17. 2019-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-01-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2018-08-06
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    JOHNSON, Carl Paul Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2015-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ATL UK LIMITED
  21. 2015-04-10
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    BARTA, Louis appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2015-04-10
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 Louis Barta
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Sandford Bank Whitchurch Road
Broomhall
Nantwich
CW5 8BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARTA, Louis→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-10
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Active
JOHNSON, Carl Paul Ian→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-06 · resigned 2019-06-20
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2015-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-12