ARRIOLE AND SON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03535319 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-26
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
£19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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 £19,044
Very low cash
Cash position: £51
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,986 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 93% YoY
Cash YoY
-93%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51
↓ 93% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.7k£39.3k
Current assets£3.3k£14.8k
Cash£51£778
Debtors£3.2k£14.0k
Net assets£19.0k£32.0k

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

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2023-09-04
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  4. 2022-10-18
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  5. 2021-11-18
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  6. 2020-08-14
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  7. 2019-09-30
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  8. 2018-11-01
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  9. 2017-06-15
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  10. 2016-09-28
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  11. 2016-04-25
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  12. 2015-07-21
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  13. 2015-04-30
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  14. 2014-07-23
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  15. 2014-05-13
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  16. 2008-04-06
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    DARLISON, Michelle Anne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-12-03
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    DARLISON, Michelle Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-12-03
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    HARRISON, Kathryn Margaret resigned
    secretary
  19. 2001-03-23
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    LILLIS, Charles Harry resigned
    director
  20. 1998-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRIOLE AND SON LIMITED
  21. 1998-03-26
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    LILLIS, Shaun Antony appointed
    director
  22. 1998-03-26
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    HARRISON, Kathryn Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-03-26
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-03-26
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-03-26
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    LILLIS, Charles Harry appointed
    director
  26. 1998-03-26
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1998-03-26
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

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 Shaun Antony Lillis
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated1998-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Upper Whitegate Farm Whitegate Road
Holmbridge
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 2TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

LILLIS, Shaun Antony→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARLISON, Michelle Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-03 · resigned 2008-04-06
Resigned
HARRISON, Kathryn Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 2003-12-03
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 1998-03-26
Resigned
LILLIS, Charles Harry→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 2001-03-23
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-26 · resigned 1998-03-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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2026-04-09
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2025-07-23
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2025-04-03
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2024-07-18
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2024-04-09
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2023-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
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accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-10