ATRIUM FM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC370732 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-06

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£1.11M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,106,929

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.1m

↑ 8.8% YoY

Current Assets

£1.1m

↑ 9.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£1.11M	£1.02M
Current assets	£1.10M	£1.00M
Net assets	£1.11M	£1.02M

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

filing

• 1 capital

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 capital

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-16
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address · AD01
2017-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-16
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-10
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annual-return · AR01
2010-01-20
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RUSSELL, Stephen appointed
secretary
2010-01-20
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MCMULLAN, James appointed
director
2010-01-20
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-01-20
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director
2010-01-06
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Company incorporated
As ATRIUM FM LIMITED
2010-01-06
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-01-06
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Mcmullan Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	—	—	board controlboard control	30/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-01-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

The Atrium Business Centre

North Caldeen Road

Coatbridge

ML5 4EF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RUSSELL, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2010-01-20

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Active

MCMULLAN, James→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-01-20

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-06 · resigned 2010-01-20

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-06 · resigned 2010-01-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2026-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-23