A R & A L KEEN LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.7y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9.39M | £14.98M |
| Gross profit | £269.3k | £2.16M |
| Operating profit | £-1.06M | £1.18M |
| Profit before tax | £-1.38M | £986.9k |
| Average employees | 1000 | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-03-23➕KEEN, Bianca appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-23➖KEEN, Amanda Louise resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-30➖KEEN, Anthony Richard resigneddirector
- 2008-09-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Textron Financial Limited
- 2005-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A R & A L KEEN LIMITED
- 2005-03-14➕KEEN, Amanda Louise appointeddirector
- 2005-03-14➕KEEN, Amanda Louise appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-14➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-03-14➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-03-14➕KEEN, Anthony Richard appointeddirector
- 2005-03-14➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-03-14➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KEEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
A Keen Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Keen Properties Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Amanda Louise Keenceased 31/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Textron Financial Textron Financial Limited | Floating charge | 2 properties | 25/09/2008 | 28/05/2016 |