AATI OPTICAL LTD

🌳Matureactive
09916047 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£37.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
25 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £37,787
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,354 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£38.5k£36.8k
Current assets£72.7k£84.6k
Net assets£37.8k£39.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-03-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2018-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-03-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-29
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    SHAH, Mohammed Yaseen appointed
    director
  16. 2015-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AATI OPTICAL LTD
  17. 2015-12-15
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    AYUB, Aatika appointed
    director
  18. 2015-12-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Aatika Ayub
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
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
Incorporated2015-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

566 Whalley New Road
Blackburn
BB1 9AZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AYUB, Aatika→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-12-15
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Active
SHAH, Mohammed Yaseen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-29
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-04