ARLEVALE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02432096 · ltd · incorporated 1989-10-13
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 Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (68/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-012025-04-01

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-09
    LIANG, Yuan Yuan appointed
    director
  12. 2018-11-09
    WEST, Kevin resigned
    director
  13. 2018-11-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-09
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-09-21
    HORRY, Royston appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-09-21
    COSGROVE, Julie Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-12-17
    MILLER, Ian Edward resigned
    director
  21. 1999-12-17
    WEST, Kevin appointed
    director
  22. 1997-11-01
    WEST, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-08-06
    COSGROVE, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-03-30
    DODWELL, Joanne Louise resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-03-30
    WEST, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-05-13
    MILLER, Ian Edward appointed
    director
  27. 1993-04-10
    YEEND, Robert Colin resigned
    director
  28. 1989-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARLEVALE 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

387 Derwent Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 2UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-01
Last made up to: 2026-04-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HORRY, Royston
secretary · appointed 2006-09-21
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Active
LIANG, Yuan Yuan
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-09
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Active
COSGROVE, Julie Anne
secretary · appointed 1997-08-06 · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
DODWELL, Joanne Louise
secretary · resigned 1996-03-30
Resigned
WEST, Kevin
secretary · appointed 1996-03-30 · resigned 1997-11-01
Resigned
MILLER, Ian Edward
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-05-13 · resigned 1999-12-17
Resigned
WEST, Kevin
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2018-11-09
Resigned
YEEND, Robert Colin
director · ~73y · resigned 1993-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-30