ARODO (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03537174 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-25
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£158.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £158,517
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,464 YoY
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£165k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£159k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£989k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £158.5k | £190.0k |
| Current assets | £988.7k | £3.10M |
| Cash | £165.0k | £101.3k |
| Debtors | £823.7k | £3.00M |
| Net assets | £158.5k | £190.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28➖VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc resigneddirector
- 2023-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-30📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-08➕VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc appointeddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-15➖VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc resigneddirector
- 2021-04-28📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-04-26➕MYUKOFFICE LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-21➕VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc appointeddirector
- 2021-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-13➕VAN AAKEN, Joseph Willibrord appointeddirector
- 2020-08-12➖FIERS, Maria Petronella Walthera resigneddirector
- 2017-02-09➖MARIEN, Henk resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-09➖MARIEN, Henk resigneddirector
- 2017-02-01➕FIERS, Maria Petronella Walthera appointeddirector
- 2008-12-31➖PRIOR, Stephen Daniel resigneddirector
- 2008-05-01➖VAN DOORMAAL, Piet resigneddirector
- 1998-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARODO (UK) LIMITED
- 1998-03-25➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 1998-03-25➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 1998-03-25➕MARIEN, Henk appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-25➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 1998-03-25➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 1998-03-25➕MARIEN, Henk appointeddirector
- 1998-03-25➕PRIOR, Stephen Daniel appointeddirector
- 1998-03-25➕VAN DOORMAAL, Piet appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Filip Rochette Individual · Belgian · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/07/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Arodo Bvceased 01/01/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Westwood House Annie Med Lane
South Cave
Brough
HU15 2HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
MYUKOFFICE LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VAN AAKEN, Joseph Willibrord→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 1998-03-25
MARIEN, Henk→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2017-02-09
FIERS, Maria Petronella Walthera→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2020-08-12
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 1998-03-25
MARIEN, Henk→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2017-02-09
PRIOR, Stephen Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2008-12-31
VAN DOORMAAL, Piet→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2008-05-01
VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-03-08 · resigned 2023-11-28
VANHOONACKER, Michel Rene Luc→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-04-21 · resigned 2021-05-15
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-28
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31