ARKONI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02195672 · ltd · incorporated 1987-11-18

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£1.22M

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 34.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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 £1,219,595

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£280k

Net Worth

£1.2m

Current Assets

£1.7m

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£1.23M	—
Current assets	£1.74M	—
Cash	£280.1k	—
Debtors	£1.31M	—
Net assets	£1.22M	—

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-05-14
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PRENTICE, Quincy resigned
director
2026-05-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-28
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-28
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-28
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
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O'DONNELL, Thomas Stephen Peter appointed
director
2023-04-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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QUARMBY, Martin resigned
director
2022-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-21
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CROSSLEY, Phillip John appointed
director
2021-12-21
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LYONS, Robert James appointed
director
2021-12-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-06
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HODGKINSON, Robin resigned
director
2021-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
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RHODES, Martyna Kinga resigned
director
2021-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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SWALLOW, Rory Luke resigned
director
2019-12-18
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O'DONNELL, Lee Michael appointed
director
2019-12-18
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HODGKINSON, Robin appointed
director
2019-12-18
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RHODES, Martyna Kinga appointed
director
2019-12-18
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SWALLOW, Rory Luke appointed
director
2017-09-08
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Charge satisfied #4
2014-04-17
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QUARMBY, Martin appointed
director
2012-03-16
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-03-16
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-03-14
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-01-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
1998-05-01
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PRENTICE, Luke resigned
director
1997-05-31
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-02-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1995-10-01
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PRENTICE, Luke appointed
director
1995-10-01
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PRENTICE, Quincy appointed
director
1992-01-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Midland Bank PLC
1991-07-01
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PAGET, Anthony John resigned
director
1987-11-18
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Company incorporated
As ARKONI LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Arkoni Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ARKONI LIMITED

This company · 02195672

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Arkoni Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	18/12/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Julie Prenticeceased 18/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr Mark Prenticeceased 18/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1987-11-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Horley Green House

Horley Green Road

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX3 6AS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-22

Last: 2026-05-08