ARUBA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06021771 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 19.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
79 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-29➖RUFFLER, Myra Margaretha resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-29➖RUFFLER, William Robert resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-31➖MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank resigneddirector
- 2009-07-26➖MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-26➕RUFFLER, Myra Margaretha appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-04-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-04-12➕MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank appointeddirector
- 2007-04-12➕RUFFLER, William Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-12-15➕PRICE, Andrew Laurence appointeddirector
- 2006-12-15➕MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-15➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-15➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARUBA LIMITED
- 2006-12-07➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-07➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Laurence Price Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Myra Margaretha Veronica Rufflerceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Suite 6a Pine Court Business Centre 36
Gervis Road
Bournemouth
BH1 3DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
PRICE, Andrew Laurence→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-15 · resigned 2009-07-26
RUFFLER, Myra Margaretha→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-07-26 · resigned 2024-10-29
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2006-12-15
MOSS, Duncan Geoffrey Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-12 · resigned 2014-10-31
RUFFLER, William Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2007-04-12 · resigned 2024-10-29
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2006-12-15
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge over licensed premises | 1 property | 29/10/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of agreement for lease | 1 property | 25/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/04/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10