ARNOTT HANDLING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05046307 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£779.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -47% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £779,841
Cash draining
Cash down 47% YoY
Cash YoY
-47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£67k
↓ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£780k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£978k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.03M | £906.1k |
| Current assets | £977.5k | £1.01M |
| Cash | £66.7k | £124.9k |
| Debtors | £733.4k | £720.5k |
| Net assets | £779.8k | £768.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-12➕RIPPIN, Oliver appointeddirector
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-24➖EARISH, Claire Louise resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-24➖EARISH, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-02-24➖MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne resigneddirector
- 2022-02-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Jacqueline Daphne Matthews
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-08-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-01➕JONES, Graeme appointeddirector
- 2020-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-02➕EARISH, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2010-07-02➖FROGLEY, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2009-01-27➕EARISH, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-27➖MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-03-11➕MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-11➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-11➕FROGLEY, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-03-11➕MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne appointeddirector
- 2004-03-11➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ARNOTT HANDLING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
- 2004-02-17➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-17➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Arnott Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Arnott Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ARNOTT HANDLING EQUIPMENT LIMITED
This company · 05046307
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arnott Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2004-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Ferrofields
Brixworth
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 9UA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
JONES, Graeme→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIPPIN, Oliver→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EARISH, Claire Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2022-02-24
MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2009-01-27
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2004-03-11
EARISH, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2022-02-24
FROGLEY, Richard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2010-07-02
MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Daphne→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2022-02-24
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-17 · resigned 2004-03-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Jacqueline Daphne Matthews | A registered charge | 2 properties | 24/02/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 20/06/2004 | 23/08/2021 |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-17