ARROWS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02086147 · ltd · incorporated 1986-12-30
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

50 live charges · 13 lenders · oldest 37.9y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 13 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
50 charges (50/50 with lender, 50/50 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
195 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 employees0100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (121 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-05-16
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    JAMIL, Hamza Ibrahim resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-17
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    JAMIL, Mohammad resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-01-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-08
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    officers · CH03
  12. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-30
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    JAMIL, Hamza Ibrahim appointed
    director
  15. 2019-08-30
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    JAMIL, Zahida Tanveer resigned
    director
  16. 2019-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-01-04
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  19. 2018-03-13
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  20. 2017-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #47
  21. 2017-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #43
  22. 2017-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #40
  23. 2017-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #36
  24. 2017-07-04
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    Charge satisfied #20
  25. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #50
  26. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #49
  27. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #48
  28. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #46
  29. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #45
  30. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #39
  31. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #35
  32. 2015-06-08
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    Charge satisfied #34
  33. 2008-12-22
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    Charge registered #50
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  34. 2008-12-22
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    Charge registered #49
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  35. 2008-12-22
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    Charge registered #48
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  36. 2008-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #44
  37. 2008-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #42
  38. 2008-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #41
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    Charge satisfied #38
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    Charge satisfied #37
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    Charge satisfied #30
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    Charge satisfied #29
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    Charge satisfied #28
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    Charge satisfied #27
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    Charge satisfied #26
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    Charge satisfied #25
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    Charge satisfied #24
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    Charge satisfied #23
  49. 2008-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #22
  50. 2008-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #21
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Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

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

Britannia Group (Gb) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Britannia Group (Gb) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ARROWS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 02086147

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
Britannia Group (Gb) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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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8 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
Incorporated1986-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

Britannia House
160-164 Wellington Road
Withington
Manchester
M20 3FU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JAMIL, Mohammad→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMIL, Mohammad→
secretary · resigned 2022-01-17
Resigned
JAMIL, Hamza Ibrahim→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2023-05-16
Resigned
JAMIL, Zahida Tanveer→
director · ~67y · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

50
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:50 of 50 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/12/200808/06/2015
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/12/200808/06/2015
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/12/200808/06/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/09/200704/07/2017
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties21/10/200408/06/2015
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage2 properties15/09/200308/06/2015
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage2 properties26/02/200325/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties04/02/200004/07/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/08/199925/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/01/199925/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/04/199704/07/2017
satisfied
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C.
Legal mortgage2 properties19/03/199708/06/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/12/199625/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property11/11/199625/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/06/199604/07/2017
satisfied
Allied Irish Banks,P.L.C.(As Security Trustee) and/or Aib Finance
Allied Irish Banks,P.L.C.(As Security Trustee) and/or Aib Finance Limited
Legal mortgage3 properties10/05/199608/06/2015
satisfied
Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/11/199508/06/2015
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/08/199508/06/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property24/08/199505/10/1996
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property04/08/199501/03/1996
satisfied
Mohammed H Shahid
Legal charge1 property23/12/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Mohammed H Shahid
Legal charge1 property09/12/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks PLC
Legal mortgage1 property26/09/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks PLC
Legal mortgage1 property06/05/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge1 property28/02/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge,1 property31/01/199425/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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satisfied
Allied Irish Banks
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Legal mortgage1 property22/11/199325/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge1 property18/11/199325/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge.1 property19/08/199225/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge1 property10/07/199204/07/2017
satisfied
Manchester Building Society
Legal charge1 property06/12/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge1 property02/07/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
satisfied
Barclays
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Legal charge1 property03/05/199125/02/2008
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Recent filings (195 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30