ARENA (EYEWEAR) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02405051 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-17
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 35.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 35.8y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-19
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  2. 2025-06-04
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  3. 2025-06-04
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  4. 2025-06-04
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-02
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    PRIEST, Samantha resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-14
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-01
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  8. 2023-07-30
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  9. 2022-06-29
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  10. 2021-07-09
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  11. 2020-06-24
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  12. 2019-07-18
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  13. 2019-02-21
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  14. 2019-02-21
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  15. 2019-02-21
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  16. 2019-02-21
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  17. 2019-02-21
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  18. 2019-02-21
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  19. 2019-02-15
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    NEWTON, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2019-02-15
    ➕
    NEWTON, Matthew Phillip appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-15
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-02-15
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    PRIEST, Samantha appointed
    director
  23. 2019-02-15
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Lee resigned
    director
  24. 2018-08-30
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2018-08-17
    ➖
    NEWTON, Marjorie Diane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2018-08-17
    ➖
    NEWTON, Marjorie Diane resigned
    director
  27. 2018-08-17
    ➖
    NEWTON, Ronald resigned
    director
  28. 2015-09-30
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    WILLIAMS, Lee appointed
    director
  29. 2011-05-01
    ➖
    NEWTON, Richard resigned
    director
  30. 1999-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1995-10-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 1995-05-25
    ➕
    NEWTON, Richard appointed
    director
  33. 1991-10-16
    ➖
    WINFIELD, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  34. 1991-10-16
    ➖
    WINFIELD, Stuart Thomas resigned
    director
  35. 1990-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1989-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARENA (EYEWEAR) 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Arlo Wolf Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Arlo Wolf Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ARENA (EYEWEAR) LIMITED
This company · 02405051

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arlo Wolf Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/06/2025
Mr Matthew Phillip Newton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/02/2019
Mrs Angela Mary Newton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/02/2019
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Samantha Priestceased 02/06/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Lee Williamsceased 15/02/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ronald Newtonceased 17/08/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Marjorie Diane Newtonceased 17/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1989-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

Midgley Court
Salters Lane
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 7BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

NEWTON, Angela Mary→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Matthew Phillip→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NEWTON, Marjorie Diane→
secretary · resigned 2018-08-17
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Rebecca Jane→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-30 · resigned 2019-02-15
Resigned
NEWTON, Marjorie Diane→
director · ~80y · resigned 2018-08-17
Resigned
NEWTON, Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
NEWTON, Ronald→
director · ~75y · resigned 2018-08-17
Resigned
PRIEST, Samantha→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-02-15 · resigned 2025-06-02
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Lee→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-30 · resigned 2019-02-15
Resigned
WINFIELD, Margaret Ann→
director · ~86y · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned
WINFIELD, Stuart Thomas→
director · ~87y · resigned 1991-10-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties30/10/199525/06/1999
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property01/08/1990—
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Recent filings (128 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25