ARRON SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04840897 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-22
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£9.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,773
Cash YoY
+118%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 118% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 859% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k£3k£8k£13k£17k£22kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£9.8k£-1.3k
Current assets£22.1k£12.6k
Cash£19.4k£8.9k
Debtors£-30£42
Net assets£9.8k£-1.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-13
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-06-13
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    officers · CH03
  11. 2019-06-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-08-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-01
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2003-08-29
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    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick resigned
    secretary
  17. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    COATES, Colin John resigned
    director
  18. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    ARCHER, Nicola Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    ARCHER, David Howard appointed
    director
  20. 2003-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRON SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2003-07-22
    ➕
    SMYTH, Aidan Patrick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-07-22
    ➕
    COATES, Colin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Archer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47410 — Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 1 Clinton Business Centre
Lodge Road
Staplehurst
Kent
TN12 0QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARCHER, Nicola Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-28
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Active
ARCHER, David Howard→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMYTH, Aidan Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
COATES, Colin John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-25
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accounts · AA
2025-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05