ARROW ASSOCIATES UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05706221 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £2,832

Net assets shrinking

Down £237 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3k

↓ 7.7% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↓ 67% 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	£4.4k	£4.7k
Current assets	£8.1k	£24.7k
Net assets	£2.8k	£3.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

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2020-08-31
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2019-12-28
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2017-12-28
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2016-12-23
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2016-03-10
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2016-03-10
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2016-01-13
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2006-02-13
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Company incorporated
As ARROW ASSOCIATES UK LIMITED
2006-02-13
➕
FLETCHER, Anne appointed
secretary
2006-02-13
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FLETCHER, Melvin Roy appointed
director
2006-02-13
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-02-13
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-02-13
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-02-13
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Melvin Roy Fletcher Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-02-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

White Cottage

Dunnings Road

East Grinstead

West Sussex

RH19 4AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-20

Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FLETCHER, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-13

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Active

FLETCHER, Melvin Roy→

director · ~62y · appointed 2006-02-13

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Active

PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2006-02-13

Resigned

PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES(UK) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-02-13 · resigned 2006-02-13

Resigned

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