ATKINSON WINES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10666862 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£42.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £42,865
Cash YoY
+273%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 273% YoY
Net Worth
£43k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£57k£85k£113k£141kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£142.8k£147.1k
Current assets£141.4k£141.0k
Cash£1.8k£484
Debtors£10.3k£17.0k
Net assets£42.9k£31.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-03-01
    TRAVIS, Jane Claire resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-12-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ATKINSON WINES LTD
  19. 2017-03-13
    ATKINSON, Kieron John appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-13
    TRAVIS, Jane Claire 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Kieron John Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares13/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Jane Travisceased 01/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020

Registered office

2 New Road
Darley Abbey
Derby
DE22 1DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ATKINSON, Kieron John
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-13
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Active
TRAVIS, Jane Claire
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-13 · resigned 2025-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22