ATLAS WINCH & HOIST SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC182734 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£10.13M

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.1y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,134,148

Cash YoY

+187%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.6m

↑ 187% YoY

Net Worth

£10m

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£5.8m

↑ 7.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£14.95M	£9.84M
Current assets	£5.80M	£5.41M
Cash	£1.60M	£558.5k
Debtors	£3.00M	£3.63M
Net assets	£10.13M	£8.58M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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LAVERY, Anton John appointed
director
2025-01-17
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officers · AP01
2024-12-24
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-12-23
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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mortgage · MR04
2024-12-18
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-11-06
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-04
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mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Anton John Lavery, Louise Emily Lavery, Cullen Francis Lavery and Finn Max Lavery
2024-10-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Anton Lavery, Louise Lavery, Cullen Lavery and Finn Lavery
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-05
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officers · AP01
2022-08-01
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LAVERY, Conor Denis appointed
director
2022-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts · AA
1999-06-11
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-04-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1998-02-28
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1998-02-05
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Company incorporated
As ATLAS WINCH & HOIST SERVICES LTD.
1998-02-05
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LAVERY, Deborah appointed
secretary
1998-02-05
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LAVERY, Deborah appointed
director
1998-02-05
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LAVERY, Denis Francis appointed
director
1998-02-05
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1998-02-05
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1998-02-05
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LAVERY, Conor Denis (same surname) appointed 2022-08-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Denis Francis Lavery Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Deborah Lavery Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-02-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Old Station Yard

Station Road

Biggar

Lanarkshire

ML12 6DQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05