AR CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03164049 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-23
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
91 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1996-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AR CONSULTING LIMITED
- 1996-02-23➕RAVINDRAN, Anushiya appointedsecretary
- 1996-02-23➕RAVINDRAN, Selvarajah appointeddirector
- 1996-02-23➕TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-02-23➖TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-02-23➕TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-02-23➖TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Selvarajah Ravindran Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ravindran Selvarajahceased 01/04/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A S F L LIMITED→ 05137515 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| A&S SANDHER LIMITED→ 12264258 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| APOSTILLE AND LEGALISATION SERVICES LTD→ 11092262 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARCHIES MOTOR CLUB LTD→ 14463659 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARDROE SERVICES LIMITED→ 11473114 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARGUS DIRECTORS LIMITED→ 07152762 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ARIES ADVISORY LTD→ 11763914 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARK ENGINEER PRO LIMITED→ 16000574 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARK GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 13542595 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARKADYNE LIMITED→ 16452186 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AROUND LW LIMITED→ 09147203 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
57 Abbots Lane
Kenley
Surrey
CR8 5JG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RAVINDRAN, Anushiya→
Activesecretary · appointed 1996-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAVINDRAN, Selvarajah→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1996-02-23
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-23 · resigned 1996-02-23
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Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-11
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-10