ARIEL ELECTRIC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02654803 · ltd · incorporated 1991-10-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive 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. 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
95 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-01✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2021-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-06-16➖SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun resignedsecretary
- 2008-06-16➖SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun resigneddirector
- 1993-02-10➕SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun appointedsecretary
- 1993-02-10➕SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun appointeddirector
- 1993-01-20➖UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-20➖UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald resigneddirector
- 1991-10-29➕SAUNDERS, Simon John appointeddirector
- 1991-10-29➕UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald appointedsecretary
- 1991-10-29➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-10-29➕UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald appointeddirector
- 1991-10-29➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIEL ELECTRIC LIMITED
- 1991-10-16➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-10-16➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ariel Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ariel Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARIEL ELECTRIC LIMITED
This company · 02654803
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ariel Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Simon John Saundersceased 11/10/2021· significant influence
- Mr Simon John Saundersceased 11/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100
Registered office
Ariel Works
Yeovil Road
Crewkerne
TA18 7NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
SAUNDERS, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1991-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-02-10 · resigned 2008-06-16
UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-29 · resigned 1993-01-20
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1991-10-29
SIEBERT, Kathryn Shaun→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1993-02-10 · resigned 2008-06-16
UNDERWOOD, Neil Reginald→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1991-10-29 · resigned 1993-01-20
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-10-16 · resigned 1991-10-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (95 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-01
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2021-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-12