ARROW BUYING AND MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04700260 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 22.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,519

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
Current Assets
£175k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£14.5k
Current assets£174.9k
Debtors£133.4k
Net assets£14.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-04-03
    ➕
    CORBETT, Luke Uvedale appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-03
    ➖
    CORBETT, Thomas Robert resigned
    director
  12. 2025-04-03
    ➖
    HILDITCH, Joanna resigned
    director
  13. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-06-18
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    CORBETT, Thomas Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2024-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-03-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2024-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-02-17
    ➖
    CORBETT, Robert Anthony resigned
    secretary
  20. 2024-02-17
    ➖
    CORBETT, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  21. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-12-18
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  25. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2003-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    CORBETT, Richard George Uvedale appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    CORBETT, Robert Anthony appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    CORBETT, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  31. 2003-03-20
    ➕
    HILDITCH, Joanna appointed
    director
  32. 2003-03-20
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2003-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARROW BUYING AND MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED
  34. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CORBETT, Luke Uvedale (same surname) appointed 2025-04-03. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Corbett Farms Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Corbett Farms Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ARROW BUYING AND MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 04700260

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Corbett Farms Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard George Uvedale Corbettceased 01/04/2025· significant influence
  • The Whittern Farms Limitedceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robert Anthony Corbettceased 17/02/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

Ox House
Shobdon
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 9LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CORBETT, Luke Uvedale→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBETT, Richard George Uvedale→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBETT, Robert Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2024-02-17
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned
CORBETT, Robert Anthony→
director · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2024-02-17
Resigned
CORBETT, Thomas Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-06-18 · resigned 2025-04-03
Resigned
HILDITCH, Joanna→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2025-04-03
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/08/2003—
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Recent filings (74 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-04