ATTOSURE LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £409.4k | — |
| Current assets | £309.6k | — |
| Cash | £2.6k | — |
| Debtors | £167.9k | — |
| Net assets | £-2.50M | — |
| Average employees | — | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ATTOSURE LTD
- 2017-04-04➕HAIZEL, Thomas, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Thomas Haizel Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 04/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2025 | — |