ATOM MEDIA PARTNERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11762613 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-11
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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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£617.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £617,167
Cash YoY
+53%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£540k
↑ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£617k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£732k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £617.2k | £619.5k |
| Current assets | £732.1k | £592.7k |
| Cash | £540.3k | £352.1k |
| Debtors | £191.8k | £240.6k |
| Net assets | £617.2k | £611.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-10-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ATOM MEDIA PARTNERS LIMITED
- 2019-01-11➕QUIRKE, Joseph James appointeddirector
- 2019-01-11➕QUIRKE, Stephen Joseph James appointeddirector
- 2019-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph James Quirke Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · firm interest | 01/05/2023 |
Mr Stephen Joseph James Quirke Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A T MARTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 12099267 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A V CONSULTANCY GROUP LTD→ 13668343 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APPLY LOGIC LTD→ 08051086 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ARTEMIS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 11975390 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARTIFACT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED→ 13472130 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASSIDIUM REGISTRY LIMITED→ 15284464 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASSOCIATION FOR PRISONERS MAINTAINING INNOCENCE→ 16172941 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASTRAL AUTOMATION LIMITED→ 16111854 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ATLANTIC PICTURE COMPANY LTD→ 05814574 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ATLANTIC TECH LTD→ 13553409 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ATOMICAI LIMITED→ 16451992 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
C/O Loban Field Ltd The Atrium Business Centre
4 Curtis Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1XA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
QUIRKE, Joseph James→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-01-11
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QUIRKE, Stephen Joseph James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-11
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-20