A. R. I. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03793644 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,093
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,944 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 232% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£2k£1k£4k£8k£11kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-5.1k£3.9k
Current assets—£10.9k
Net assets£-5.1k£3.9k

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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  4. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-11
    ➕
    HUFFEN, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-03-11
    ➖
    CLARK, Christine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-03-11
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-03-11
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2003-04-28
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    CLARK, Christine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-04-28
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    HOY, Justine Claire resigned
    secretary
  20. 1999-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A. R. I. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Derek Ian appointed
    director
  22. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    HOY, Justine Claire appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-06-22
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-06-22
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-06-22
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1999-06-22
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Derek Ian Webster
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1999-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

12 Main Street
Kirkburn
Driffield
North Humberside
YO25 9DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HUFFEN, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WEBSTER, Derek Ian→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Christine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2019-03-11
Resigned
HOY, Justine Claire→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-06-22 · resigned 1999-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05