ATEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12119199 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-10-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-18➕RUTHERFORD, Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-05➖SHIRLEY, Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-05➕BRYMER, Claire Emily appointeddirector
- 2019-09-05➕SHIRLEY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scrp Fund I Finance S.A.R.L. as Security Agent
- 2019-08-14➕LOMAS, Greg Charles Hewitt appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ATEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-07-24➕BROWN, Alastair Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Shard Credit Partners Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Shard Credit Partners Ltd
Corporate parent
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ATEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 12119199
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shard Credit Partners Ltd Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Doxford Drive
South West Industrial Estate
Peterlee
SR8 2RL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Alastair Ian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-07-24
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BRYMER, Claire Emily→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-05
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LOMAS, Greg Charles Hewitt→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-14
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RUTHERFORD, Mark→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-11-18
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SHIRLEY, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-05 · resigned 2021-11-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scrp Fund I Finance S.A.R.L. as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 05/09/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-06-15