ARTHUR POOLEY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03525168 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41100Development of building projects
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-26.5k |
| Net assets | — | £-26.5k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-03-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: David Crichton Crawford Logan, Mrs Nancie Keyes Logan, David Barbour Logan and Robert Crichtonlogan as Trusteesfor Their Firm
- 1998-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTHUR POOLEY LIMITED
- 1998-03-11➕POOLEY, Sandra appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-11➕POOLEY, Arthur appointeddirector
- 1998-03-11➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-11➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-03-11➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-03-11➖WATERLOW NOMINEES 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "POOLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 Arthur Pooley Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450
Registered office
41 St Thomass Road
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1JE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
POOLEY, Arthur→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/11/2006 | 27/05/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on 08TH december 2006 and | 1 property | 20/10/2006 | 03/10/2018 | |
| outstanding | David Crichton Crawford Logan, Mrs Nancie Keyes Logan, David Barbour Logan and Robert Crichtonlogan as Trusteesfor Their Firm | A standard security which was presented for registration in scotland on 08/12/2006 and | 1 property | 09/03/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-04