ARROW LIGHT RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03942480 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-08

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 26.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

54/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 6010

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 26.0y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

44 officers (8 active, 44 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

54/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (109 events)Click to expand

2012-12-12
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2012-12-12
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Company dissolved
2012-09-12
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liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · 4.71
2012-04-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2012-04-25
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liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2012-04-25
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liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · 4.70
2012-04-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-03-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2012-01-03
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legacy
mortgage · MG02
2011-12-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-12-21
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STEVENS, Antony resigned
secretary
2011-12-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2011-12-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2011-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2011-09-19
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BURGESS, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2011-09-19
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CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward appointed
director
2011-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2011-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2011-07-18
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HICKLIN, Robert James appointed
director
2011-03-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2011-03-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-03-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-03-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-03-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2010-07-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-07-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-07-19
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VICHARD, Henri appointed
director
2010-03-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-03-16
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DAGUET, Patrick Olivier resigned
director
2010-01-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-01-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2009-12-15
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THOMAS, Julia Mary appointed
director
2009-12-15
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STEVENS, Antony appointed
secretary
2009-12-15
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TRAFANKOWSKI, Jonathan Mark resigned
secretary
2009-12-15
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LAURIN, Yves Paul Jacques resigned
director
2009-01-20
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LAURIN, Yves Paul Jacques appointed
director
2009-01-20
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SELLERS, Colin Edward Duncan resigned
director
2008-12-17
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TRAFANKOWSKI, Jonathan Mark appointed
secretary
2008-12-12
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RAZEEN, Razvi resigned
secretary
2008-07-18
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CHESTER, Jonathan Roger resigned
director
2008-07-18
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CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward resigned
director
2008-03-13
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LAMSTAES, Pierre Gaetan resigned
secretary
2008-03-13
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RAZEEN, Razvi appointed
secretary
2007-12-18
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GILLESPIE, Peter Colin resigned
director
2007-12-18
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SELLERS, Colin Edward Duncan appointed
director
2007-11-01
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BIRLEY-SMITH, Gaynor appointed
director
2006-12-20
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GILLESPIE, Peter Colin appointed
director
2006-12-20
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HUMPHREY, David Edwin resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2012-12-12

4 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2012-12-12: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2012-09-12: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-03-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC6010 — SIC 6010

Registered office

KPMG RESTRUCTURING

8 Salisbury Square

London

EC4Y 8BB

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2010-12-31

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