ATLAS WOMEN'S CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
NI059265 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-05-08
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£464.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
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
54 officers (7 active, 54 linked, 46 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
151 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £464,681

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£95k
Net Worth
£465k
Current Assets
£241k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-31
Total assets£464.7k
Current assets£240.6k
Cash£95.1k
Debtors£145.6k
Net assets£464.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (124 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-17
    DOCHERTY, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-12
    QUINN, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  8. 2024-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-07
    CLARK, Kayleigh Anne resigned
    director
  11. 2023-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-06-21
    WILLIAMS, Carol Elizabeth resigned
    director
  13. 2023-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-10-01
    HOLT, Mary Rose, M/S resigned
    director
  17. 2022-08-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-08-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2022-08-15
    IRVINE, Eileen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2022-08-15
    QUINN, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-06-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-06-02
    IRVINE, Eileen appointed
    director
  27. 2021-06-02
    JOHNSTON, Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2021-06-02
    MAGEE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  29. 2021-01-27
    MCDONALD, Heather Lynsey resigned
    director
  30. 2021-01-27
    MCMILLAN, Michelle, M/S resigned
    director
  31. 2021-01-27
    SIMPSON, Maureen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  32. 2021-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2021-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  34. 2019-09-23
    ORR, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  35. 2019-07-22
    RYAN, Michelle Theresa Angela, M/S resigned
    director
  36. 2019-07-17
    SQUIRE, Heather resigned
    director
  37. 2019-05-15
    NELSON, Sarah Catherine resigned
    director
  38. 2019-04-05
    DOCHERTY, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  39. 2019-03-04
    HALL, Kym, M/S appointed
    director
  40. 2019-03-04
    MCMILLAN, Michelle, M/S resigned
    secretary
  41. 2019-03-04
    QUINN, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  42. 2019-03-04
    BRAZIL, Denise resigned
    director
  43. 2019-03-04
    LANGRIDGE, Jaqueline Margaret Ann Tracy resigned
    director
  44. 2019-03-04
    RYAN, Michelle Theresa Angela, M/S appointed
    director
  45. 2019-03-04
    SIMPSON, Maureen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  46. 2018-01-26
    CLARK, Kayleigh Anne appointed
    director
  47. 2017-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
  48. 2017-10-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  49. 2017-09-15
    MCMILLAN, Michelle, M/S appointed
    secretary
  50. 2017-08-24
    MCCALMONT, Doriann resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-05-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Bachelors Walk
Lisburn
County Antrim
BT28 1XJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (7 active · 47 resigned)

IRVINE, Eileen
secretary · appointed 2022-08-15
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Active
HALL, Kym, M/S
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-04
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Active
HAMILL, Barbara Elizabeth
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-05-29
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Active
IRVINE, Eileen
director · ~79y · appointed 2021-06-02
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Active
JOHNSTON, Ann
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-06-02
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Active
MAGEE, Jennifer
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-06-02
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Active
POWER, Colette
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-29
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Active
BELSHAW, Jennifer Aubrey
secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2008-03-11
Resigned
HAGGAN, Sarah
secretary · appointed 2008-03-11 · resigned 2011-02-10
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Michelle, M/S
secretary · appointed 2017-09-15 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Philip James
secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2006-05-08
Resigned
QUINN, Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2019-03-04 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned
QUINN, Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2011-02-10 · resigned 2016-02-29
Resigned
TOLERTON, Gerardine
secretary · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2016-07-07
Resigned
BELSHAW, Jennifer Audrey
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2009-04-28
Resigned
BLEAKLEY, Lillian
director · ~88y · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2012-09-22
Resigned
BRAZIL, Denise
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-16 · resigned 2019-03-04
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Elaine Annette
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2008-02-06
Resigned
CLARK, Kayleigh Anne
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-01-26 · resigned 2023-08-07
Resigned
DOAK, Susan
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2011-02-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
A registered charge1 property29/11/2017
satisfied
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property16/10/201717/06/2025
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Recent filings (151 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-19