ARNOLD MOON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03130871 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£155.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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 (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £155,014
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,299 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£155k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£177k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£35k£71k£106k£141k£177kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£155.1k£162.4k
Current assets£176.7k£176.6k
Cash£7.9k£10.3k
Debtors£168.8k£166.3k
Net assets£155.0k£162.3k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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  2. 2024-06-19
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  3. 2023-12-05
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  4. 2023-12-05
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  5. 2023-12-05
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  6. 2023-09-27
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  7. 2022-10-03
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  8. 2021-09-29
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  9. 2021-01-19
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  10. 2019-09-30
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  11. 2018-09-29
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  12. 2017-09-29
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  13. 2016-09-30
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  14. 2016-01-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-15
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    BERLOTH, Stephen William resigned
    director
  17. 2002-03-01
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    ROGERS, Richard Granville appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Philip resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-04-27
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    PITCHER, Matthew Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2000-03-22
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    ROGERS, Richard Granville appointed
    director
  21. 1998-12-01
    ➕
    BERLOTH, Stephen William appointed
    director
  22. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    PITCHER, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  23. 1995-12-12
    ➕
    ROGERS, Charles Arnold appointed
    director
  24. 1995-12-12
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Philip appointed
    secretary
  25. 1995-12-12
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-12-12
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1995-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNOLD MOON LIMITED
  28. 1995-11-27
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-11-27
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Arnold Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated1995-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 7BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

ROGERS, Richard Granville→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Charles Arnold→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Richard Granville→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Philip→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
BERLOTH, Stephen William→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
PITCHER, Matthew Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-02-01 · resigned 2000-04-27
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

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2025-12-12
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2025-08-08
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2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03