ARRAMPICA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04357935 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 23.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,412
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£40k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.1k |
| Current assets | £40.2k |
| Net assets | £1.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16➖REYNOLDS, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-01➕REYNOLDS, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-10➖FUBINI, Anna Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2002-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARRAMPICA LIMITED
- 2002-01-22➕FUBINI, Paolo Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-01-22➕FUBINI, Anna Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-22➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-01-22➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-01-22➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-01-22➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Paolo Robert Fubini Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Reynoldsceased 16/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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 →
🔒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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
C/O Ashfield Accountancy
First Floor 33 Chertsey Rd
Woking
Surrey
GU21 5AJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
FUBINI, Paolo Robert→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2002-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FUBINI, Anna Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-22 · resigned 2015-02-10
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-22 · resigned 2002-01-22
REYNOLDS, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2025-10-16
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-22 · resigned 2002-01-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 21/02/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22