ATTEMA LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555737 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,000,893
Cash YoY
+54%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£707k
↑ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£762k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.00M | £712.7k |
| Current assets | £761.9k | £477.0k |
| Cash | £706.9k | £459.9k |
| Debtors | £55.0k | £17.0k |
| Net assets | £1.00M | £712.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ATTEMA LTD
- 2017-01-26➕ATTEMA, Huib Leendert appointeddirector
- 2017-01-26➕VAN GINKEL, Nienke Cornelia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ATTEMA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nienke Cornelia Van Ginkel Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/01/2017 |
Mr Huib Leendert Attema Individual · Dutch · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Glencaird House
Bargrennan
Newton Stewart
DG8 6SX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ATTEMA, Huib Leendert→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN GINKEL, Nienke Cornelia→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-31