ATKINSON AND CLARKE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15629437 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-13.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,445

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£13k
Current Assets
£207k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£-13.4k
Current assets£207.3k
Debtors£207.3k
Net assets£-13.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2026-02-15
    GANDHI, Aditya, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-09-16
    CLARKE, Andrew Philip, Mr. resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-15
    ATKINSON, Daniel Edward appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-03-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cantor Investments Limited
  12. 2025-02-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2025-02-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2025-02-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2025-02-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2025-02-01
    GANDHI, Aditya, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  17. 2025-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  18. 2024-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2024-08-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2024-07-03
    ATKINSON, Daniel Edward, Mr. resigned
    director
  21. 2024-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ATKINSON AND CLARKE LIMITED
  23. 2024-04-09
    ATKINSON, Daniel Edward, Mr. appointed
    director
  24. 2024-04-09
    CLARKE, Andrew Philip, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2024-04-09
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATKINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GANDHI, Aditya, Mr. resigned 2026-02-15; CLARKE, Andrew Philip, Mr. resigned 2025-09-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Daniel Edward Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr. Andrew Philip Clarkeceased 16/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr. Daniel Edward Atkinsonceased 23/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

12 Station Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 1UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ATKINSON, Daniel Edward
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANDHI, Aditya, Mr.
secretary · appointed 2025-02-01 · resigned 2026-02-15
Resigned
ATKINSON, Daniel Edward, Mr.
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-04-09 · resigned 2024-07-03
Resigned
CLARKE, Andrew Philip, Mr.
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-09 · resigned 2025-09-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cantor Investments
Cantor Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property26/03/2025
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/01/2025
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-17