ARUNDEL ARBORETUM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04670804 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46220
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
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.
See pricing →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 (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-27➕DZJUBA, Fjodor appointeddirector
- 2022-05-27➖TEEAR, Gwenda Diana resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-27➖TEEAR, Gwenda Diana resigneddirector
- 2022-05-27➖TEEAR, Timothy John Morris resigneddirector
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARUNDEL ARBORETUM LIMITED
- 2003-02-19➕TEEAR, Gwenda Diana appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-19➕TEEAR, Gwenda Diana appointeddirector
- 2003-02-19➕TEEAR, Timothy John Morris appointeddirector
- 2003-02-19➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Fjodor Dzjuba Individual · Estonian · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 27/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Gwenda Diana Teearceased 27/05/2022· 25-50% voting
- Mr Timothy John Morris Teearceased 27/05/2022· 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
Incorporated2003-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46220 — SIC 46220
Registered office
Wiston House, 1 Wiston Avenue
Worthing
West Sussex
BN14 7QL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DZJUBA, Fjodor→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEEAR, Gwenda Diana→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2022-05-27
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19
TEEAR, Gwenda Diana→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2022-05-27
TEEAR, Timothy John Morris→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2022-05-27
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-19 · resigned 2003-02-19
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24