ARVON FOUNDATION LIMITED (THE)

🌳Matureactive

01086582 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1972-12-13

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 36.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation
90040Operation of arts facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 36.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 36.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (16 active, 100 linked, 90 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

317 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (200 events)Click to expand

2026-04-19
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2026-04-02
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2026-03-25
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COX, Matthew appointed
director
2026-03-25
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WILLIAMS, Anna Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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HARRIS, Neil Russell resigned
director
2025-12-04
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TECKMAN, Jonathan Simon Paul resigned
director
2025-10-03
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2025-08-22
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officers · CH01
2025-07-07
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officers · TM01
2025-06-27
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BILSON, Lee Robert resigned
director
2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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2024-12-05
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2024-11-27
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BOWERS, Susan Helen appointed
director
2024-11-27
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DRUMMER, Robert appointed
director
2024-11-27
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RASUL, Nabeela appointed
director
2024-11-27
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SPRACKLAND, Martha appointed
director
2024-11-27
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THOMPSON, Rebecca Joanne appointed
director
2024-11-27
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MAKOHA, Nicholas Arthur Bwire resigned
director
2024-11-11
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MCCALLAM, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-11-11
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officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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ALI, Bisha resigned
director
2024-11-04
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officers · TM01
2024-10-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-09-16
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2024-02-01
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2024-02-01
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2024-02-01
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-02-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-11-01
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2023-10-31
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ABBOTT, Judith Lesley, Dr resigned
director
2023-03-23
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CARLISH, Natasha Victoria appointed
secretary
2023-03-23
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SCOTT, Rosemary Florence resigned
secretary
2022-12-12
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CARLISH, Natasha Victoria resigned
secretary
2022-12-12
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SCOTT, Rosemary Florence appointed
secretary
2022-11-23
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CLEVERLY, Rachel appointed
director
2022-11-23
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EVANS, Maria Jayne, Dr appointed
director
2022-11-23
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JAIN, Niharika appointed
director
2022-11-23
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REDFERN, Jack appointed
director
2022-11-23
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ALI, Bisha appointed
director
2022-11-23
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LEWIS, Christian Louise resigned
director
2022-11-23
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MCCALLAM, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-02-04
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FLOOD, Alison Jennifer resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BILSON, Lee Robert resigned 2025-06-27; HARRIS, Neil Russell resigned 2025-12-04; TECKMAN, Jonathan Simon Paul resigned 2025-12-04

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1972-12-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Lumb Bank

Heptonstall

Hebden Bridge

West Yorkshire

HX7 6DF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16