ARNOTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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05854924 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 80). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,991
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£30.2k£27.4k
Current assets£39.6k£31.7k
Cash£39.3k£30.8k
Net assets£30.0k£27.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2023-09-13
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  4. 2022-10-10
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  5. 2021-10-04
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  6. 2021-04-12
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  7. 2020-03-03
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  8. 2019-03-11
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  9. 2018-03-19
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  10. 2017-07-04
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  11. 2017-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-28
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  14. 2016-03-09
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  15. 2015-07-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-11
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    Charge satisfied #3
  17. 2009-05-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
  18. 2008-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2008-04-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
  20. 2008-02-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2007-10-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  22. 2006-07-11
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    LUDLOW, Fiona May appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-07-11
    ➕
    LUDLOW, Paul Arnott appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-11
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-07-11
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    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNOTT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  27. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona May Ludlow
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/06/2016
Mr Paul Arnott Ludlow
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Hockhams Farm
Hockhams Lane
Martley
Worcestershire
WR6 6QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LUDLOW, Fiona May→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUDLOW, Paul Arnott→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2006-07-11
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2006-07-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
Legal charge1 property08/05/200911/02/2010
satisfied
The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
Legal charge1 property29/04/200808/10/2008
satisfied
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
Legal charge1 property26/10/200721/02/2008

Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
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accounts · AA
2026-03-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
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2021-04-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
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accounts · AA
2020-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25