ATEQ CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09636130 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-12
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£132.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £132,798
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,094 YoY
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£256k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£133k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£388k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£155k£233k£310k£388kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£148.3k£189.3k
Current assets£388.0k£365.4k
Cash£255.8k£175.5k
Debtors£53.0k£137.6k
Net assets£132.8k£169.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-23
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-07-21
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  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-24
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-30
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  14. 2017-03-07
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  15. 2016-12-06
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2015-10-01
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    DALE, Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2015-10-01
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    SMITH, Anthony William appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-01
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    SMITH, Morven Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2015-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ATEQ CONSULTING LIMITED
  20. 2015-06-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Morven Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Dale
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Anthony William Smith
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Malvern View Hospital Lane
Powick
Worcester
WR2 4SQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DALE, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
SMITH, Anthony William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-01
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Active
SMITH, Morven Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-06-12 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-06-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14