ATMOSPHERE HOT AIR BALLOONS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101 | £101 |
| Current assets | £101 | £101 |
| Net assets | £-207 | £-53 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-07-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ATMOSPHERE HOT AIR BALLOONS LIMITED
- 2019-03-27➕GREATRIX, Jonathan Charles 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Charles Greatrix Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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