ARKWRIGHT AND CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02618060 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    GRONNING, Lene resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-11-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-10-18
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    GARDNER, Andrew Ralph appointed
    director
  19. 2010-10-18
    ➕
    GRONNING, Lene appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-18
    ➕
    LAWLEY, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Robert Watkin Stacey resigned
    director
  24. 1991-10-11
    ➕
    GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 1991-10-11
    ➖
    FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-10-11
    ➕
    GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter appointed
    director
  27. 1991-10-11
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Robert Watkin Stacey appointed
    director
  28. 1991-10-11
    ➖
    FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1991-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ARKWRIGHT AND CO LIMITED
  30. 1991-06-06
    ➕
    FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-06-06
    ➕
    FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

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 Michael Anthony Lawley
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Ralph Gardner
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7/8 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3SX
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GARDNER, Andrew Ralph→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAWLEY, Michael Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter→
secretary · appointed 1991-10-11 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
GRONNING, Lene→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-18 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-06 · resigned 1991-10-11
Resigned
GOLUNSKI, Julian Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 1991-10-11 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
KNIGHT, Robert Watkin Stacey→
director · ~89y · appointed 1991-10-11 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-06-06 · resigned 1991-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19