ARROW VALLEY AUTOMATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02814061 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-29
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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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees8001300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-21
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    WEALE, Sarah appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-21
    ➕
    WEALE, Sarah appointed
    director
  16. 2021-01-21
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    WEALE, Sarah resigned
    director
  17. 2021-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-05
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Lyn resigned
    director
  20. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-05-01
    ➕
    WEALE, Robert James appointed
    director
  23. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    WEALE, Robert James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Elizabeth Edna resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Elizabeth Edna appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Lyn resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, Howard Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    GRIFFIN, Michael John resigned
    director
  29. 1993-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARROW VALLEY AUTOMATION LIMITED
  30. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Lyn appointed
    secretary
  31. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1993-04-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    DAVIES, Howard Alan appointed
    director
  34. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Michael John appointed
    director
  35. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Lyn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Weale
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated1993-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

St Ethelbert House
Ryelands Street
Hereford
HR4 0LA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WEALE, Robert James→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01
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Active
WEALE, Robert James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEALE, Sarah→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Elizabeth Edna→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
RICHARDS, Lyn→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1993-04-29
Resigned
DAVIES, Howard Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Michael John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
RICHARDS, Lyn→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2021-01-05
Resigned
WEALE, Sarah→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-21 · resigned 2021-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05