ARROW ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04131715 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-28
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.0y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-18
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    WRIGHT, Teresa Elsie resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-26
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    WRIGHT, Teresa Elsie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-10-26
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    RIBCHESTERS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-02-01
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    HOGG, Tony Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2006-07-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  20. 2001-01-05
    ➕
    HOGG, David Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2001-01-02
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-01-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ARROW ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LTD
  24. 2000-12-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-12-28
    ➕
    RIBCHESTERS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2000-12-28
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Tony Lee Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David Joseph Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5a Riverside Ind Est, Langley
Park, Durham
Durham
DH7 9TU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOGG, David Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, Tony Lee→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Teresa Elsie→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-26 · resigned 2024-03-18
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2001-01-02
Resigned
RIBCHESTERS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2015-10-26
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-28 · resigned 2001-01-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property13/07/2006—
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-13