ARNEG UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02550211 · ltd · incorporated 1990-10-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£15.15M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28250
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
  • 33200SIC 33200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 29.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
162 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £15,150,984
Net assets shrinking
Down £898,302 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.1m
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£15m
↓ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£11m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3.2m£6.4m£9.6m£13m£16mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£22.49M£16.50M
Current assets£10.84M£13.90M
Cash£1.10M£1.47M
Debtors£5.92M£8.40M
Net assets£15.15M£16.05M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-12-11
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  4. 2025-07-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2020-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-09-19
    TUCKER, Michael David resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-10-01
    O'CONNOR, Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2018-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-02-11
    MARZARO, Filipo appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-11
    MARZARO, Stefano appointed
    director
  22. 2015-02-11
    BALL, Neville Martin resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-02-11
    BALL, Neville Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2015-02-11
    WINSTANLEY, David resigned
    director
  25. 2015-02-11
    WRIGHT, David Graham resigned
    director
  26. 2013-02-22
    TUCKER, Michael David appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  28. 2009-11-01
    MARTIN, Frances Theresa resigned
    director
  29. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  30. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  31. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  32. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  33. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  34. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  35. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  36. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  37. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  38. 2009-01-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  39. 2008-07-16
    BARKER, Graeme resigned
    director
  40. 2007-11-07
    🔒
    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  41. 2007-06-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  42. 2007-06-22
    🔒
    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  43. 2007-06-22
    🔒
    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  44. 2006-09-18
    BARKER, Graeme appointed
    director
  45. 2006-09-18
    MARTIN, Frances Theresa appointed
    director
  46. 2006-09-18
    WRIGHT, David Graham appointed
    director
  47. 2003-11-28
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  48. 2003-11-28
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  49. 2003-11-28
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  50. 2003-11-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
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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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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

2 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.

Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-11: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-12-11: change-of-name-notice

Group structure

Arneg S.P.A. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arneg S.P.A.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARNEG UK LIMITED
This company · 02550211

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arneg S.P.A.
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250

Registered office

62 Sunderland Road
Sandy
Bedford
SG19 1QY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

MARZARO, Filipo
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-11
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Active
MARZARO, Stefano
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-02-11
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Active
O'CONNOR, Christopher Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
BALL, Neville Martin
secretary · appointed 1996-05-09 · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
BALLS, Alan John
secretary · appointed 1995-09-04 · resigned 1996-05-09
Resigned
BRIDGMAN, Gillian Carol
secretary · resigned 1995-09-04
Resigned
BALL, Neville Martin
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-09 · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
BALLS, David Charles
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-09-04
Resigned
BARKER, Graeme
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2008-07-16
Resigned
MARTIN, Frances Theresa
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
NEWLAND, Colin Anthony
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-09-04 · resigned 1996-05-09
Resigned
TUCKER, Michael David
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2019-09-19
Resigned
WINSTANLEY, David
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-05-09 · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
WRIGHT, David Graham
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

15
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property07/11/2007
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/06/2007
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/06/2007
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property22/06/2007
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property28/11/200324/01/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property28/11/200324/01/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property28/11/200324/01/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property28/11/200325/11/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
Chattels mortgage1 property29/05/200224/01/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) Limited & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) Limited
Chattels mortgage1 property18/09/200024/01/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property03/03/200024/01/2009
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/01/200024/01/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property31/07/199824/01/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property27/06/199724/01/2009
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property05/08/199624/01/2009
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Recent filings (162 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-11
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30