ARTHUR PARKER (BROADWAY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00477162 · ltd · incorporated 1950-01-13
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-32.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,523

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£33k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£-32.5k
Net assets£-32.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-02-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-02-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-08-16
    ➕
    PARKER, Diana appointed
    director
  11. 2023-07-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-06-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-01-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-09
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  18. 2019-12-08
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  19. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 1996-02-23
    ➖
    WAN-PING, Lily resigned
    director
  21. 1995-12-12
    ➖
    WEBB, Susan resigned
    director
  22. 1950-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTHUR PARKER (BROADWAY) LIMITED

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +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 "PARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Peter Parker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1936 · age 90
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
Incorporated1950-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Ovada
Leamington Road
Broadway
WR12 7DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PARKER, Diana Rose→
secretary
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Active
PARKER, Diana→
director · ~86y · appointed 2023-08-16
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Active
PARKER, Peter→
director · ~90y
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Active
WAN-PING, Lily→
director · ~126y · resigned 1996-02-23
Resigned
WEBB, Susan→
director · ~100y · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18