ATOMIC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07618463 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-03
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-24.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35140
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,051

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£24k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£19k-£11k-£3k£6k£14kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-24.1k£-23.3k
Current assets£14.1k£13.3k
Cash£3.8k—
Debtors£10.3k—
Net assets£-24.1k£-27.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2011-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ATOMIC ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    STAPLEY, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Stapley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35140 — SIC 35140

Registered office

Wren House
68 London Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STAPLEY, Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-03
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-03