ARROW SQUASH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01275890 · ltd · incorporated 1976-09-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£70.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £70,075

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£70k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£39.3k—
Current assets£2.5k—
Net assets£70.1k—
Average employees—5

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-05
    ➖
    EWART, Jean resigned
    director
  10. 2019-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-01-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-01-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-04-11
    ➖
    EWART, Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 1997-01-16
    ➕
    EWART, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 1976-09-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARROW SQUASH LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark William Ewart
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Ewartceased 11/04/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated1976-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Old Westgate
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF13 1NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-22
Last: 2026-07-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EWART, Mark William→
secretary
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Active
EWART, Mark William→
director · ~58y
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Active
EWART, Jean→
director · ~80y · resigned 2019-03-05
Resigned
EWART, Robert→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-01-16 · resigned 2018-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-15