ARDERN COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02358473 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-03-10

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-05
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-09-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-22
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-11-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-21
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LMS SHERIDANS LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-11-21
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FAIRHEAD, David Paul appointed
director
2023-11-21
➖
BROWN, Christopher James resigned
secretary
2023-11-21
➖
BROWN, Christopher James resigned
director
2023-06-24
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BROWN, Christopher James appointed
director
2023-06-24
➖
PINTO, Andrew Mark resigned
director
2023-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-01-23
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BROWN, Christopher James appointed
secretary
2015-01-23
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BROWN, Christopher James resigned
secretary
2012-08-10
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CROSSMAN, David Michael Frank resigned
director
2008-01-15
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CROSSMAN, David Michael Frank appointed
director
2007-03-01
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JACKETT, Kenneth Francis resigned
director
2007-01-24
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JACKETT, Kenneth Francis appointed
director
2004-06-16
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PINTO, Andrew Mark appointed
director
2002-10-09
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CRONIN, George resigned
director
2002-10-09
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SCANLON, Edward Francis resigned
director
1995-03-17
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BROWN, Simon resigned
director
1993-09-21
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BROWN, Christopher James appointed
secretary
1993-09-21
➖
C H REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1993-09-21
➕
BROWN, Simon appointed
director
1993-09-21
➕
CRONIN, George appointed
director
1993-09-21
➖
GIBSON, Stephen Robert resigned
director
1993-09-21
➖
HOYLES, Robin Patrick resigned
director
1993-09-21
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SCANLON, Edward Francis appointed
director
1989-03-10
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Company incorporated
As ARDERN COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1989-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Rivermead 1 Oxford Road

Denham

Uxbridge

Buckinghamshire

UB9 4BF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

LMS SHERIDANS LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-11-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FAIRHEAD, David Paul→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Christopher James→

secretary · appointed 2015-01-23 · resigned 2023-11-21

Resigned

BROWN, Christopher James→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-21 · resigned 2015-01-23

Resigned

C H REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · resigned 1993-09-21

Resigned

BROWN, Christopher James→

director · ~81y · appointed 2023-06-24 · resigned 2023-11-21

Resigned

BROWN, Simon→

director · ~71y · appointed 1993-09-21 · resigned 1995-03-17

Resigned

CRONIN, George→

director · ~75y · appointed 1993-09-21 · resigned 2002-10-09

Resigned

CROSSMAN, David Michael Frank→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2012-08-10

Resigned

GIBSON, Stephen Robert→

director · ~73y · resigned 1993-09-21

Resigned

HOYLES, Robin Patrick→

director · ~72y · resigned 1993-09-21

Resigned

JACKETT, Kenneth Francis→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2007-03-01

Resigned

PINTO, Andrew Mark→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2023-06-24

Resigned

SCANLON, Edward Francis→

director · ~83y · appointed 1993-09-21 · resigned 2002-10-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-05

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2026-06-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-21

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2025-09-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-22

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2023-11-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-22