ARROWS REMOVALS OF LONDON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03992994 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-15
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
£-37.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,613
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£38k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 1.2% 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 | £-37.6k | £-23.4k |
| Current assets | £14.8k | £14.9k |
| Cash | — | £5.6k |
| Debtors | £10.7k | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £-37.6k | £-26.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2019-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-22➕LOCKWOOD, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2014-08-22➖KAPPER, Lionel Paul resigneddirector
- 2009-03-01➕KAPPER, Lionel Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-02-28➖SCOONES, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2005-05-16➕KAPPER, Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-16➖LAWRANCE, Stuart James David resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARROWS REMOVALS OF LONDON LIMITED
- 2000-05-15➕LAWRANCE, Stuart James David appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-15➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-15➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-15➕SCOONES, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2000-05-15➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-05-15➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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
60/100
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 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
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 Stephen Wayne Lockwood Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 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
Incorporated2000-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Unit 7d Compass Accountants, Venture House
The Tanneries, Titchfield
Fareham
Hampshire
PO14 4AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
LOCKWOOD, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWRANCE, Stuart James David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2005-05-16
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-05-15
KAPPER, Lionel Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2014-08-22
SCOONES, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2009-02-28
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-15 · resigned 2000-05-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-19