AREVA SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02568833 · ltd · incorporated 1990-12-14
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£348.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £348,332

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£348k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£463k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£93k£185k£278k£370k£463kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£348.3k£348.3k
Current assets£462.8k£462.8k
Net assets£348.3k£348.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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  2. 2024-11-20
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  3. 2023-11-10
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  4. 2022-10-26
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  5. 2021-10-15
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  6. 2020-10-20
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  7. 2019-10-07
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  8. 2018-10-05
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  9. 2017-10-20
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  10. 2016-12-14
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  11. 2016-12-14
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-12-14
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2016-09-29
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  14. 2016-01-11
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  15. 2015-12-14
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  16. 2002-10-01
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    BUCKLER, John Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-10-01
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    PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis resigned
    director
  19. 2002-09-30
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    WARREN, Michael John resigned
    director
  20. 2000-02-21
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    PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2000-02-21
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    WARREN, Michael John appointed
    director
  22. 1999-09-30
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    STREET, Barry resigned
    director
  23. 1990-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AREVA SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Albert Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1940 · age 86
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Vera Sutton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1941 · age 85
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Old Police Station
Church Street
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 8LN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BUCKLER, John Mark→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTTON, George Albert→
director · ~86y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis→
secretary · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
PERKIN, Frederick Jabez Francis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
STREET, Barry→
director · ~86y · resigned 1999-09-30
Resigned
WARREN, Michael John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-20