ATB LAURENCE SCOTT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09568010 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26512
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 27110SIC 27110
  • 33140SIC 33140
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
38 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-07-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-10-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-10-11
    ZHANG, Hongli, Mrs. resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-07-11
    HURLEY, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2022-07-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-06-27
    SCALES, Barry Maurice, Mr. appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-27
    ZHANG, Hongli, Mrs. appointed
    secretary
  16. 2022-06-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2022-06-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-12-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-06-01
    HURLEY, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-01
    LOMAX, Ian David resigned
    director
  25. 2015-10-22
    WALKER, Ian Roy resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATB LAURENCE SCOTT LIMITED
  27. 2015-04-29
    WALKER, Ian Roy appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-04-29
    LOMAX, Ian David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Atb Group Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Atb Group Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ATB LAURENCE SCOTT LIMITED
This company · 09568010

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Atb Group Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board 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
Incorporated2015-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

Atb Group Uk Limited
Hardy Road
Norwich
NR1 1JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SCALES, Barry Maurice, Mr.
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-06-27
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Active
WALKER, Ian Roy
secretary · appointed 2015-04-29 · resigned 2015-10-22
Resigned
ZHANG, Hongli, Mrs.
secretary · appointed 2022-06-27 · resigned 2024-10-11
Resigned
HURLEY, Stephen Paul
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2022-07-11
Resigned
LOMAX, Ian David
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-04-29 · resigned 2019-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-11