ATHRON HILL CONTRACTS LIMITED
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Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-04-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2025-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited (00195626) (The "Lender")
- 2022-02-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited (00195626) (The "Lender")
- 2021-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ATHRON HILL CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2021-11-23➕MULTON, Daniel Frederick Bugatti appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Frederick Bugatti Multon Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (00195626) (The "Lender") | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/02/2022 | 25/04/2025 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (00195626) (The "Lender") | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2022 | 25/04/2025 |