ARENBROCK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01249170 · ltd · incorporated 1976-03-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-07
    ➖
    HOTEN, Suzanne Frances resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-06-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-01-04
    ➕
    VERNON, Roger Dudley appointed
    director
  18. 2001-04-11
    ➖
    VERNON, Flora Edith resigned
    director
  19. 1993-03-26
    ➕
    HOTEN, Suzanne Frances appointed
    secretary
  20. 1993-03-26
    ➖
    VERNON, Flora Edith resigned
    secretary
  21. 1993-03-26
    ➖
    HOTEN, Nicholas Peter resigned
    director
  22. 1976-03-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARENBROCK LIMITED

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 50 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger Dudley Vernon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/09/2016

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
Incorporated1976-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

24 Seaway Court Seaway Lane
Torquay
TQ2 6RJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VERNON, Roger Dudley→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOTEN, Suzanne Frances→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-26 · resigned 2026-06-07
Resigned
VERNON, Flora Edith→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-26
Resigned
HOTEN, Nicholas Peter→
director · ~81y · resigned 1993-03-26
Resigned
VERNON, Flora Edith→
director · ~118y · resigned 2001-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-19