ARRANQUOTE LTD
🌳Matureactive
01603045 · ltd · incorporated 1981-12-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-144.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 42.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £144,143
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
-£144k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £179.2k | £197.6k |
| Current assets | £47.7k | £64.3k |
| Cash | £12.0k | £29.9k |
| Debtors | £20.1k | £18.8k |
| Net assets | £-144.1k | £-125.7k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-13➖FOSTER, John Keith resigneddirector
- 2019-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1996-04-15➕FOSTER, Angela Jayne appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-15➕FOSTER, Angela Jayne appointeddirector
- 1996-04-15➕FOSTER, Haydn John appointeddirector
- 1996-04-15➖LITTLE, David resignedsecretary
- 1996-04-15➖LITTLE, David resigneddirector
- 1991-04-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1991-04-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1988-02-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Co-Opertive Bank P.L.C.
- 1983-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
- 1981-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ARRANQUOTE LTD
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Haydn John Foster Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Angela Jayne Foster Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290
Registered office
8 Navigation Court
Calder Park
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
FOSTER, Angela Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-04-15
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FOSTER, Angela Jayne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 1996-04-15
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FOSTER, Haydn John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1996-04-15
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LITTLE, David→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-15
FOSTER, John Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2021-02-13
LITTLE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1996-04-15
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/04/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/04/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Co-Opertive Bank P.L.C. | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/02/1988 | — | |
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. | Debenture | 1 property | 09/09/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (114 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16