ARDIAN INVESTMENT UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05654928 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-15

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 14.6y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 14.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (10 active, 30 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

173 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (105 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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officers · TM01
2026-05-26
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BENEDETTI, Mark resigned
director
2025-12-22
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-08-06
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accounts · AA
2025-07-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
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officers · TM01
2023-09-29
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SAIDELLI, Nicolo De Manincor resigned
director
2023-08-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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CHEVALIER, Bertrand appointed
director
2022-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-22
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SENEQUIER, Dominique Marie Laurence, Mme resigned
director
2022-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-01
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VERBRUGGHE, Benoit Charles, Eric resigned
director
2021-10-21
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2021-09-30
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BENEDETTI, Mark appointed
director
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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COLAS, Vladimir appointed
director
2021-08-24
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LAUQUE, Hugo Pierre appointed
director
2021-08-18
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THORNTON, Matthew Brendan appointed
director
2021-05-07
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VALLANO, Ingmar resigned
director
2021-03-31
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DECANNIERE, Olivier Jean-Pierre, Philippe resigned
director
2021-02-22
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BRENKE, Mark Roger appointed
director
2021-02-22
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LUMSDEN, Monica Emmanuelle appointed
director
2021-02-22
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SANTAVIRTA, Simo Selim appointed
director
2021-02-22
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SCHMITZ, Jan Philipp appointed
director
2021-02-22
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SAIDELLI, Nicolo De Manincor appointed
director
2020-12-23
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GOMBAULT, Vincent Pierre resigned
director
2020-09-18
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LIAU, Andrew Samuel resigned
director
2018-10-24
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GAILLARD, Dominique Marie Christian Jacques resigned
director
2017-11-06
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VALLANO, Ingmar appointed
director
2016-12-20
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Charge satisfied #13
2016-04-26
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Charge satisfied #4
2016-04-08
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LIAU, Andrew Samuel appointed
director
2015-06-30
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LAUQUE, Hugo appointed
secretary
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #17
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #16
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #15
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #14
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #12
2015-05-19
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Charge satisfied #11

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-12-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

1 Grafton Street

London

W1S 4FE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14