ARROW CARS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04656992 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-05
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
71 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
1 year 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 | 2025-02-28 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-12➖WARD, Sara Louise resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-31➖PUCKEY, Pamela May resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-31➖PUCKEY, Keith William resigneddirector
- 2006-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2006-07-12➕RICHENS, William appointeddirector
- 2006-07-12➕WARD, Sara Louise appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-04➕PUCKEY, Pamela May appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-04➖PK COSEC SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ARROW CARS LIMITED
- 2003-02-05➕PK COSEC SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-02-05➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-05➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-05➕PUCKEY, Keith William appointeddirector
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Richens Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & R SHAH LTD→ 06125188 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
Central House Rear Office
124 High Street
Hampton Hill
Middlesex
TW12 1NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
RICHENS, William→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-07-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PUCKEY, Pamela May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-04 · resigned 2007-01-31
WARD, Sara Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-12 · resigned 2009-01-12
PK COSEC SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2006-06-04
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2003-02-05
PUCKEY, Keith William→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2007-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 09/08/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08