ATKINSON PARTNERSHIPS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC251012 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74902Quantity surveying activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-05
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2023-07-05
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  6. 2023-06-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-06-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-18
    ➖
    MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-11-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-12-30
    ➖
    ATKINSON, Thomas John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-12-30
    ➕
    MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-12-30
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2003-12-29
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, Clive Morrison resigned
    director
  22. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Thomas John appointed
    director
  23. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    ATKINSON, Thomas John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Clive Morrison appointed
    director
  27. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    DUFF, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 2003-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATKINSON PARTNERSHIPS LTD.
  29. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    DUFF, Peter appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas John Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest12/06/2017

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
Incorporated2003-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

C/O Blackadders Llp
53 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 6TS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ATKINSON, Thomas John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ATKINSON, Thomas John→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2005-12-30
Resigned
MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-30 · resigned 2019-11-18
Resigned
MAXMAC REGISTRATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2005-12-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Clive Morrison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2003-12-29
Resigned
DUFF, Peter→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-05
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-07-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30