AREVA BODYWORK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01430922 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-19

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£246.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.2y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £246,210

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£246k

Current Assets

£116k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30
Total assets	£246.2k
Current assets	£115.7k
Net assets	£246.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2025-02-07
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accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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accounts · AA
2023-05-09
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accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-14
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accounts · AA
2018-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-12
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accounts · AA
2017-07-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-06-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-10-18
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accounts · AA
2016-06-28
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annual-return · AR01
2016-06-28
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officers · CH03
2016-06-28
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officers · CH01
2016-01-11
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annual-return · AR01
2002-08-29
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BUCKLER, John Mark appointed
secretary
2002-08-29
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PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resigned
secretary
2002-08-29
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PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resigned
director
2000-09-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2000-02-21
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SUTTON, George Albert resigned
secretary
2000-02-21
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PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis appointed
director
2000-01-21
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PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis appointed
secretary
1999-09-30
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STREET, Barry resigned
director
1992-03-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1979-06-19
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Company incorporated
As AREVA BODYWORK LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr George Albert Sutton Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1979-06-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Old Police Station

Church Street

Swadlincote

Derbyshire

DE11 8LN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BUCKLER, John Mark→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-29

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Active

SUTTON, George Albert→

director · ~86y

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Active

PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-21 · resigned 2002-08-29

Resigned

SUTTON, George Albert→

secretary · resigned 2000-02-21

Resigned

PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2002-08-29

Resigned

STREET, Barry→

director · ~86y · resigned 1999-09-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Single debenture	1 property	27/03/1992	09/09/2000