ARKOTE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04575196 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-28

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 28930

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.4y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	26	2600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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accounts · AA
2025-01-08
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mortgage · MR04
2025-01-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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THOMPSON, Julie B appointed
director
2023-03-27
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BASSETT, Rebecca Bostian resigned
director
2023-03-27
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officers · AP01
2023-03-27
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officers · TM01
2023-03-27
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officers · CH01
2023-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
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accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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officers · TM01
2021-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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BASSETT, Charles Leland resigned
director
2020-01-07
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accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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accounts · AA
2017-12-05
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accounts · AA
2017-01-13
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accounts · AA
2016-05-25
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2016-05-25
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2016-05-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2015-06-19
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SKINNER, Peter John resigned
director
2015-01-01
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ANDREWS, Robert appointed
director
2011-04-14
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BASSETT, Rebecca Bostian appointed
director
2010-05-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2010-05-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-05-29
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OXSPRING, Peter Russell appointed
director
2007-05-31
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OSBORNE, John resigned
director
2006-10-02
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OXSPRING, Peter Russell appointed
secretary
2006-10-02
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BASSETT, Todd Leland resigned
secretary
2004-02-29
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PLEWS, Jonathan Trevor Osborne resigned
secretary
2003-04-30
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SKINNER, Peter John appointed
director
2003-04-30
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TRUELOVE, Joseph Arthur resigned
director
2003-02-28
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BASSETT, Todd Leland appointed
secretary
2002-12-06
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BASSETT, Todd Leland resigned
secretary
2002-12-06
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PLEWS, Jonathan Trevor Osborne appointed
secretary
2002-12-06
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OSBORNE, John appointed
director
2002-12-06
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TRUELOVE, Joseph Arthur appointed
director
2002-12-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-12-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-10-28
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Company incorporated
As ARKOTE LIMITED
2002-10-28
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BASSETT, Jeffrey Glenn appointed
director
2002-10-28
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BASSETT, Todd Leland appointed
director
2002-10-28
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BASSETT, Todd Leland appointed
secretary
2002-10-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-28
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BASSETT, Charles Leland appointed
director
2002-10-28
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-28
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

6 Parkway Rise

Sheffield

S9 4WQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28