ATLAS TRADERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11079123 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£99
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £99
Very low cash
Cash position: £99
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99
~ YoY
Net Worth
£99
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99 | £99 |
| Cash | £99 | £99 |
| Net assets | £99 | £99 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ATLAS TRADERS LIMITED
- 2017-11-23➕CLARKE, Angela appointeddirector
- 2017-11-23➕FOWLER, Cameron Joseph appointeddirector
- 2017-11-23➕RICKETTS, Leslie Donald appointeddirector
- 2017-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Angela Clarke Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/11/2017 |
Mr Leslie Donald Ricketts Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/11/2017 |
Cameron Joseph Fowler Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · WV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H INSPIRATION LTD→ 13174109 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AGBOR EBEN & CO LTD→ 14302884 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALMA TEXTILE TRADING UK LIMITED→ 14544994 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| APOLLO WHOLESALE LTD→ 13843429 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARCADIAN DEVP RESIDENTIAL LIMITED→ 15948088 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARCHWAY VENTURES LTD→ 15525173 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASHIK CHICKEN KEBABS (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED→ 16922184 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASHWOOD OFFICE INTERIORS LIMITED→ 06521135 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AT WHOLESALE LIMITED→ 14586274 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AUSTIN WHITE'S COFFEE LTD→ 13462556 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AZHARA ABAYAS LTD→ 16940361 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AZIZ MAHMUD BUSINESS SOLUTION COM. LTD→ 16914245 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Units 8-9 Barton Industrial Estate
Etruria Way
Bilston
Wolverhampton
WV14 7LH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLARKE, Angela→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Cameron Joseph→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICKETTS, Leslie Donald→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-06