ARLINGTON COURT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02188440 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-11-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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  2. 2024-05-15
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  3. 2023-06-11
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  4. 2023-04-27
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  5. 2022-04-28
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  6. 2022-02-26
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  7. 2022-02-25
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    HUTCHINGS, Joyce resigned
    director
  8. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2020-05-31
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  11. 2020-05-29
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    CRINYION, John resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-30
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  13. 2018-05-03
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  14. 2017-04-28
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  15. 2016-11-13
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  16. 2016-10-31
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    FLETCHER, David Atkinson resigned
    director
  17. 2016-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2016-01-27
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  19. 2014-04-28
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    JENKINS, William Bradley resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-04-28
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    JENKINS, Lesley Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-28
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    JENKINS, William Bradley resigned
    director
  22. 2014-04-25
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    RANDLES, Stuart Gordon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-04-25
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    RANDLES, Stuart Gordan appointed
    director
  24. 2014-04-25
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    WALSH, Michelle appointed
    director
  25. 2014-04-25
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    CRINYION, John appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-25
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    HUTCHINGS, Joyce appointed
    director
  27. 2012-04-30
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    JENKINS, William Bradley appointed
    secretary
  28. 2012-04-30
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    JENKINS, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-30
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    JENKINS, William Bradley appointed
    director
  30. 2012-04-01
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    GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton resigned
    secretary
  31. 2012-04-01
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    GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton resigned
    director
  32. 2011-10-28
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    FERGUSON SMITH, Diane resigned
    director
  33. 2004-11-01
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    BARTLETT, Guy Jeremy Peregrine resigned
    director
  34. 2004-01-19
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    FLETCHER, David Atkinson appointed
    director
  35. 2003-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  36. 2002-06-24
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    GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-06-24
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    KAY, John Martin resigned
    secretary
  38. 2002-06-24
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    KAY, John Martin resigned
    director
  39. 2002-05-07
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    FERGUSON SMITH, Diane appointed
    director
  40. 1998-08-18
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    BRINE, Paul Andrew resigned
    secretary
  41. 1998-08-18
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    BRINE, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  42. 1998-08-17
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    KAY, John Martin appointed
    secretary
  43. 1998-08-17
    ➕
    GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton appointed
    director
  44. 1998-03-29
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    KAY, John Martin appointed
    director
  45. 1991-09-05
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    BARTLETT, Guy Jeremy Peregrine appointed
    director
  46. 1990-05-02
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    BRINE, Paul Andrew appointed
    secretary
  47. 1990-05-02
    ➕
    BRINE, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  48. 1987-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ARLINGTON COURT LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

7 Backford Close
Prenton
Wirral
CH43 2NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)

RANDLES, Stuart Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-25
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Active
RANDLES, Stuart Gordan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Active
WALSH, Michelle→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-25
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Active
BRINE, Paul Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1998-08-18
Resigned
GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
JENKINS, William Bradley→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2014-04-28
Resigned
KAY, John Martin→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned
BARTLETT, Guy Jeremy Peregrine→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-09-05 · resigned 2004-11-01
Resigned
BRINE, Paul Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1998-08-18
Resigned
CRINYION, John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
FERGUSON SMITH, Diane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-07 · resigned 2011-10-28
Resigned
FLETCHER, David Atkinson→
director · ~96y · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
GORNALL, Kenneth Hilton→
director · ~92y · appointed 1998-08-17 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
HUTCHINGS, Joyce→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2022-02-25
Resigned
JENKINS, Lesley Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2014-04-28
Resigned
JENKINS, William Bradley→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2014-04-28
Resigned
KAY, John Martin→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-03-29 · resigned 2002-06-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/04/2003—
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-31