ATK ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13753141 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-18
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-12-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-19
    ATKINSON, Sandra Louise resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATK ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LTD
  10. 2021-11-18
    ATKINSON, Neil appointed
    director
  11. 2021-11-18
    ATKINSON, Sandra Louise appointed
    director
  12. 2021-11-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sandra Louise Atkinsonceased 19/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

22 Gordon Avenue
Sunderland
SR5 3EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ATKINSON, Neil
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-11-18
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Active
ATKINSON, Sandra Louise
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-11-18 · resigned 2025-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-18