ARP DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04761373 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-12
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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  2. 2025-05-13
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  3. 2024-10-14
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  4. 2024-02-21
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  5. 2023-02-21
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  6. 2022-02-25
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  7. 2021-03-04
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  8. 2019-09-19
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  9. 2019-05-16
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  10. 2019-02-19
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  11. 2018-01-22
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  12. 2017-02-21
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  13. 2016-05-19
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  14. 2016-03-03
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  15. 2015-05-17
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  16. 2003-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ARP DESIGN LIMITED
  17. 2003-05-12
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    PATTULLO, Mandy Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-12
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    PATTULLO, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2003-05-12
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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  20. 2003-05-12
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2003-05-12
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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  22. 2003-05-12
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 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.)

Group structure

Arp Design Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arp Design Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARP DESIGN LIMITED
This company · 04761373

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Robert Pattullo
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016
Arp Design Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Hypoint
Saltmeadows Road
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE8 3AH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PATTULLO, Mandy Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATTULLO, Andrew Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-12 · resigned 2003-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
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accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
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address · AD01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
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accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-19