ARBURIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
04069461 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-11
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). 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).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 11.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-04-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-04-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-31
    ➖
    WINTERBURN, Harry Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-03
    ➕
    WINTERBURN, Harry Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2015-11-27
    ➖
    MCMULLIN, Joseph Davey resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2014-08-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
  25. 2014-08-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
  26. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    HADLEY, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-08-01
    ➕
    MCMULLIN, Joseph Davey appointed
    director
  28. 2012-06-25
    ➕
    HADLEY, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 2012-06-25
    ➖
    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    F B L SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
    secretary
  34. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    WINTERBURN, Mark Steven resigned
    secretary
  35. 2005-05-16
    ➕
    F B L SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    WINTERBURN, Nicola Jane resigned
    director
  37. 2000-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBURIES LTD
  38. 2000-09-11
    ➕
    WINTERBURN, Mark Steven appointed
    director
  39. 2000-09-11
    ➕
    WINTERBURN, Mark Steven appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-09-11
    ➕
    WINTERBURN, Nicola Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Steven Winterburn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2017
Miss Anne Elizabeth Hadley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Harry Michael Winterburnceased 31/03/2020· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Construction · NN postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
123 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD→
16018361 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
2 KNIGHTLEY ROAD LIMITED→
15245387 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
3S NORTHAMPTON LIMITED→
09445786 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————11y——
4 FRONT INTERIORS LIMITED→
06207546 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————19y——
62 PADDINGTON EXCHANGE LIMITED→
10523665 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
A.BELL & CO,LIMITED→
00083515 · est 1905 · no financials extracted
————121y——
A5 ELECTRICAL LIMITED→
12635039 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AA GAS & PLUMBING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED→
11959865 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
AAB BRICKWORK LTD→
12702410 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
AAC CONSTRUCTION LTD→
15691538 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
AAG SERVICES LTD→
11424037 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
AAJ BUILDING LTD→
15692256 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

61a High Street South
Rushden
NN10 0RA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

WINTERBURN, Mark Steven→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADLEY, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-25 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2012-06-25
Resigned
WINTERBURN, Mark Steven→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-11 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
F B L SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-16 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
MCMULLIN, Joseph Davey→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2015-11-27
Resigned
WINTERBURN, Harry Michael→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
WINTERBURN, Nicola Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-09-11 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Hitachi Capital (UK)
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property28/08/201425/10/2014
satisfied
Hitachi Capital (UK)
Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property28/08/201409/03/2018

Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22