ARRIVAL DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05376653 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-26
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
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
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees700600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-25
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-04
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2017-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-01-26
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-10-01
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    PEPPER, Gary appointed
    director
  17. 2007-09-12
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    NICOLINI, Matthew Kristian resigned
    director
  18. 2005-08-08
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    SAVAGE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2005-06-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2005-04-01
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    NICHOLSON, Christopher Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2005-04-01
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    NICOLINI, Matthew Kristian appointed
    director
  22. 2005-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRIVAL DESIGN LIMITED
  23. 2005-02-26
    ➕
    PEPPER, Lucy Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-02-26
    ➕
    PEPPER, Lucy Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2005-02-26
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-02-26
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-02-26
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    SAVAGE, David appointed
    director
  28. 2005-02-26
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2005-02-26
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lucy Pepper
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/03/2021
Mr Gary Pepper
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

4 Kingston Road
Willerby
Hull
North Humberside
HU10 6BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

PEPPER, Lucy Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICHOLSON, Christopher Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPPER, Gary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPPER, Lucy Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-26 · resigned 2005-02-26
Resigned
NICOLINI, Matthew Kristian→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2007-09-12
Resigned
SAVAGE, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-26 · resigned 2005-08-08
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-26 · resigned 2005-02-26
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 property24/06/2005—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03