ARTHUR PRINCE (TURF ACCOUNTANTS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01367663 · ltd · incorporated 1978-05-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 42.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
37 officers (3 active, 37 linked, 25 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
229 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-11-11
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    DAVISON, Andrew appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-11
    ➕
    HADDOW, Sara Kiew appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-11
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    SMITH, Stuart John resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-11
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    SUTTERS, Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  11. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2023-10-05
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-11-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-11-28
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  23. 2019-11-21
    ➕
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2019-11-21
    ➖
    ARSENIĆ, Sonja resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-08-08
    ➕
    ARSENIĆ, Sonja appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2018-08-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Stuart John appointed
    director
  29. 2018-08-09
    ➕
    SUTTERS, Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2018-06-28
    ➖
    CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services resigned
    director
  31. 2018-06-04
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    BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire resigned
    director
  32. 2018-04-16
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    CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services appointed
    director
  33. 2018-04-16
    ➖
    MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard resigned
    director
  34. 2017-07-18
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    MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard appointed
    director
  35. 2017-07-18
    ➖
    GALA CORAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 2017-07-18
    ➖
    GALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2017-07-18
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    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2017-05-18
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    GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2017-05-18
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    LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2017-03-31
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    BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire appointed
    director
  41. 2017-03-31
    ➖
    WILLITS, Harry Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 2011-06-03
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    PENFOLD, Diane June resigned
    director
  43. 2011-06-03
    ➕
    WILLITS, Harry Andrew appointed
    director
  44. 2010-10-07
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    GALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  45. 2009-07-10
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    CRONK, John Julian Tristam resigned
    director
  46. 2009-07-10
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    PENFOLD, Diane June appointed
    director
  47. 2004-12-06
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    CRONK, John Julian Tristam appointed
    director
  48. 2004-12-06
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    JONES, Stephen Alec resigned
    director
  49. 2004-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #9
  50. 2002-10-15
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    Charge satisfied #8
Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
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.

Group structure

Ce Acquisition 1 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ce Acquisition 1 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARTHUR PRINCE (TURF ACCOUNTANTS) LIMITED
This company · 01367663

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ce Acquisition 1 Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Coral Racing Limitedceased 07/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1978-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

7th Floor, One Stratford Place Westfield Stratford City
Montfichet Road
London
E20 1EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02

Officers (3 active · 34 resigned)

LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-21
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Active
DAVISON, Andrew→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
HADDOW, Sara Kiew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
ARSENIĆ, Sonja→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-08 · resigned 2019-11-21
Resigned
HAINCOCK, Roger John→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 1996-06-03
Resigned
IRISH, Frank Thomas→
nominee-secretary · resigned 1995-09-27
Resigned
NOBLE, Michael Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-22 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Philip Ernest→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-05 · resigned 1999-12-14
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Philip Ernest→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-03 · resigned 1998-04-22
Resigned
GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-01-31 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned
LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-18 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
BEARDSELL, Lindsay Claire→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
BELL, Christopher→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 1999-02-05
Resigned
CAMMIDGE, Cassandra Alice, Cassandra'S Company Secretarial Services→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-04-16 · resigned 2018-06-28
Resigned
CARTER, Richard→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 1998-12-21
Resigned
CRONK, John Julian Tristam→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2009-07-10
Resigned
HAINCOCK, Roger John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 1996-06-03
Resigned
IRISH, Frank Thomas→
nominee-director · ~82y · resigned 1995-09-27
Resigned
JONES, Stephen Alec→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 2004-12-06
Resigned
MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-07-18 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent for Itself and the Other Secured Parties)(the Security Agent)
Debenture1 property06/09/200225/02/2004
satisfied
Lehman Commercial Paper,as the Security Agent
Lehman Commercial Paper,Inc.as the Security Agent
Security deed of accession (as defined)1 property05/02/199915/10/2002
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Standard security presented for registration in scotland4 properties16/11/199416/12/1998
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Standard security presented for registration in scotland3 properties16/11/199416/12/1998
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Standard security presented for registration in scotland3 properties16/11/199416/12/1998
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Debenture1 property09/08/199303/02/1996
satisfied
Hill Samuel Bank
Hill Samuel Bank Limited
Legal mortgage1 property09/08/199302/02/1999
satisfied
Hill Samuel & Co.
Hill Samuel & Co. LTD
Debenture1 property10/03/198625/11/1994
outstanding
J T Gibbs (Racing)
J T Gibbs (Racing) Limited
Mortgage1 property03/01/1984—
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Recent filings (229 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-10-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02