ARRAN COURT (BISHOP AUCKLAND) LIMITED

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05015992 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-01-15

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£4.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,707

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

Net Worth

£5k

Current Assets

£6k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£4.7k
Current assets	£6.2k
Cash	£1.7k
Debtors	£4.5k
Net assets	£4.7k

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

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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gazette · DISS40
2026-06-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-05
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LEE, David resigned
director
2026-06-05
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WRIGHT, Alfred David resigned
director
2026-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-09-28
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accounts · AA01
2025-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA01
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-16
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
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2019-10-01
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accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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2005-11-08
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DEAN, Nigel Anthony resigned
director
2005-11-08
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FIRTH, Valerie resigned
director
2005-11-08
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MOODY, Peter resigned
director
2005-11-08
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WALTERS, Beth resigned
director
2005-05-09
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APPLEBY, Rachel resigned
director
2005-05-09
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WRIGHT, Alfred David appointed
director
2005-05-09
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WRIGHT, Barbara resigned
director
2004-11-10
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth resigned
director
2004-08-31
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YOUNG, Margaret Doris resigned
director
2004-06-30
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WALTERS, Catherine appointed
director
2004-06-30
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WALTERS, Beth appointed
director
2004-05-20
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MOODY, Peter appointed
director
2004-04-13
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APPLEBY, Rachel appointed
director
2004-04-13
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FIRTH, Valerie appointed
director
2004-04-13
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth appointed
director
2004-04-13
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WRIGHT, Barbara appointed
director
2004-04-13
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YOUNG, Margaret Doris appointed
director
2004-03-30
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LEE, David appointed
director
2004-01-15
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Company incorporated
As ARRAN COURT (BISHOP AUCKLAND) LIMITED
2004-01-15
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WALTERS, Anthony appointed
secretary
2004-01-15
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WALTERS, Anthony appointed
director
2004-01-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-15
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DEAN, Nigel Anthony appointed
director
2004-01-15
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-15
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-15
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LEE, David resigned 2026-06-05; WRIGHT, Alfred David resigned 2026-06-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Walters Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	07/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2004-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Barrington Chambers

23a Victoria Avenue

Bishop Auckland

County Durham

DL14 7NE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-28

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-12

Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

WALTERS, Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-15

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Active

WALTERS, Anthony→

director · ~72y · appointed 2004-01-15

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Active

WALTERS, Catherine→

director · ~41y · appointed 2004-06-30

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Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-15

Resigned

APPLEBY, Rachel→

director · ~47y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2005-05-09

Resigned

DEAN, Nigel Anthony→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2005-11-08

Resigned

FIRTH, Valerie→

director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2005-11-08

Resigned

LEE, David→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-03-30 · resigned 2026-06-05

Resigned

MOODY, Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2004-05-20 · resigned 2005-11-08

Resigned

TAYLOR, Elizabeth→

director · ~90y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-11-10

Resigned

WALTERS, Beth→

director · ~43y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2005-11-08

Resigned

WRIGHT, Alfred David→

director · ~81y · appointed 2005-05-09 · resigned 2026-06-05

Resigned

WRIGHT, Barbara→

director · ~78y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2005-05-09

Resigned

YOUNG, Margaret Doris→

director · ~87y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-08-31

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-15

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2004-01-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-06-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-06-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-06-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-20

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-30

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-09-28

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-05-17

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-05-16