ARAD METERING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06135100 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-02
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£669.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £668,953
Net assets shrinking
Down £88,918 YoY
Cash YoY
+118%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.6m
↑ 118% YoY
Net Worth
£669k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↑ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £682.6k | £783.3k |
| Current assets | £2.65M | £1.50M |
| Cash | £1.57M | £721.3k |
| Debtors | £429.4k | £228.9k |
| Net assets | £669.0k | £757.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-07-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-06-28📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-06-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-05-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-24➕OGDEN, Rachel Jane appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-24➖OGDEN, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-04➕OGDEN, Simon Charles appointeddirector
- 2014-05-04➖OGDEN, Raymond Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2007-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARAD METERING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
- 2007-03-02➕OGDEN, Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-02➕OGDEN, Raymond Lawrence appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Rachel Jane Ogden Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/04/2021 |
Mr Simon Charles Ogden Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ruth Ogdenceased 10/08/2021· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
Network House
Thorn Office Centre
Hereford
HR2 6JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
OGDEN, Rachel Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OGDEN, Simon Charles→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OGDEN, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2022-05-24
OGDEN, Raymond Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2014-05-04
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-07-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2022-06-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-27