ATKINSON FORECOURT GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11748533 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-03
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
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-27➖ATKINSON, William resigneddirector
- 2023-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ATKINSON FORECOURT GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-01-03➕ATKINSON, Gwendoline appointeddirector
- 2019-01-03➕ATKINSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-01-03➕ATKINSON, William appointeddirector
- 2019-01-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Paul Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/01/2019 |
Mrs Gwendoline Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/01/2019 |
Mr William Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Shell Carlisle North M6 Northbound
Todhills
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4HA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ATKINSON, Gwendoline→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ATKINSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-03
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ATKINSON, William→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2019-01-03 · resigned 2023-03-27
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-14