ARENAFLEET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04407299 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-02
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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).
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
5 officers (2 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
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-10➖SAYER, Peter Francis resigneddirector
- 2018-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2002-04-08➕LEVERINGTON, Stuart Frederick appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-08➕LEVERINGTON, Stuart Frederick appointeddirector
- 2002-04-08➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-08➕SAYER, Peter Francis appointeddirector
- 2002-04-08➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARENAFLEET LIMITED
- 2002-04-02➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-02➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Stuart Frederick Leverington Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Francis Sayerceased 10/06/2018· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
295e Scottow Enterprise Park Lamas Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR10 5FB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LEVERINGTON, Stuart Frederick→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVERINGTON, Stuart Frederick→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2002-04-08
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2002-04-08
SAYER, Peter Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-04-08 · resigned 2018-06-10
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2002-04-08
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-23