ARGOLIN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01383446 · ltd · incorporated 1978-08-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17219
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
132 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-02-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-01-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-01-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2025-12-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven Dudley appointed
    director
  10. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    BURNS, Elizabeth Deirdre resigned
    director
  11. 2025-10-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2025-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2022-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-12-12
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    Charge satisfied #11
  22. 2013-12-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  23. 2013-12-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2013-12-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  25. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    BURNS, Carole resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    BURNS, Carole resigned
    director
  27. 2012-07-02
    ➖
    BURNS, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  28. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    SIMMONS, David Ian resigned
    director
  29. 2003-05-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  30. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    BURNS, Elizabeth Deirdre appointed
    director
  31. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    SIMMONS, David Ian appointed
    director
  32. 1996-03-29
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 1996-03-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1996-03-18
    🔒
    Charge registered #9
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 1992-06-24
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1990-05-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1990-04-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  38. 1990-04-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  39. 1990-04-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  40. 1990-04-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  41. 1986-10-24
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  42. 1984-10-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  43. 1983-04-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  44. 1983-03-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  45. 1980-12-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  46. 1980-10-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  47. 1978-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARGOLIN LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
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.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Smeca Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Smeca Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ARGOLIN LIMITED
This company · 01383446

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
Smeca Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Burnzee Holdings Limitedceased 31/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Elizabeth Deirdre Burnsceased 30/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17219 — SIC 17219

Registered office

Argolin Limited Longmoor Road
Griggs Green
Liphook
GU30 7PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TAYLOR, Steven Dudley→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, Carole→
secretary · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
BURNS, Carole→
director · ~85y · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
BURNS, Elizabeth Deirdre→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
BURNS, Paul Anthony→
director · ~86y · resigned 2012-07-02
Resigned
SIMMONS, David Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property29/03/199612/12/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property19/03/199624/05/2003
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property18/03/199612/12/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/06/199212/12/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property01/05/199012/12/2013
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/10/198621/04/1990
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/10/198421/04/1990
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/04/198321/04/1990
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/03/198321/04/1990
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties01/12/1980—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property09/10/1980—
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Recent filings (132 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23