ARIBA RESOURCES LTD
💤Zombieactive
03848487 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-27
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£98.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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
1 live charge · oldest 23.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £98,851
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,406 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£99k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £103.2k | £145.3k |
| Current assets | £155.6k | £87.6k |
| Net assets | £98.9k | £130.3k |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-27📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2016-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-03-07➕M J B COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-08-31➖SHEPPARD, Helen Mary resignedsecretary
- 2001-08-31➕STANHOPE, Jennifer appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-31➖STANHOPE, Jennifer resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-23➕DRING, Ashley Mark Timothy appointeddirector
- 2000-05-23➖SHEPPARD, John Arthur resigneddirector
- 1999-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIBA RESOURCES LTD
- 1999-09-27➕SHEPPARD, Helen Mary appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-27➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-27➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-27➕SHEPPARD, John Arthur appointeddirector
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 67. 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 26 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
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 Ashley Mark Timothy Dring Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARBITRAGE TALENT LTD→ 17118796 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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
Incorporated1999-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
Derngate Mews
Derngate
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1UE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
M J B COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRING, Ashley Mark Timothy→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEPPARD, Helen Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2001-08-31
STANHOPE, Jennifer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-08-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-09-27
SHEPPARD, John Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 2000-05-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/09/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (66 total)
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2026-06-23
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2025-12-17
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2025-06-25
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2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-06-11
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2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-06-22
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2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-06-21
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2021-12-06
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2021-03-23
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2020-11-26
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2020-09-08
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2019-10-14
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2019-06-24