ATE LAND SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13153623 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08120
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 08990SIC 08990
  • 41100Development of building projects
  • 43120Site preparation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,000
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£124k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£30k£61k£91k£121k£151kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£58.3k£1.0k
Current assets£124.4k£151.3k
Cash£25.0k£70.9k
Debtors£99.4k£80.4k
Net assets£1.0k£1.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-09-10
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  4. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-04-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATE LAND SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  14. 2021-01-25
    EVANS, Allan Thomas appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-10: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-09-10: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Thomas Evans
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08120 — SIC 08120

Registered office

Technology House
Halesfield 7
Telford
Shropshire
TF7 4NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EVANS, Allan Thomas
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-01-25
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-10
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-13