ARBOREM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06332847 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-03
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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  2. 2025-07-29
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  3. 2025-05-30
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  4. 2024-09-23
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  5. 2023-09-21
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  6. 2022-09-28
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  7. 2021-10-03
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  8. 2021-09-13
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  9. 2019-09-03
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  10. 2018-08-06
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  11. 2017-06-18
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  12. 2016-09-27
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  13. 2015-09-01
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  14. 2015-05-29
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  15. 2014-09-29
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  16. 2010-11-13
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    JACOBS, Derek Arnold resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-11-13
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    JACOBS, Derek Arnold resigned
    director
  18. 2007-08-06
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-08-06
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2007-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBOREM LIMITED
  21. 2007-08-03
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    FANTON D'ANDON, Odile, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2007-08-03
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    JACOBS, Derek Arnold appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-08-03
    ➕
    JACOBS, Derek Arnold appointed
    director
  25. 2007-08-03
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    BRIGHTON 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 19 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Odile Hembise Fanton D'Andon
Individual · French · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

251 High Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FANTON D'ANDON, Odile, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-08-03
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Active
JACOBS, Derek Arnold→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2010-11-13
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2007-08-06
Resigned
JACOBS, Derek Arnold→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2010-11-13
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2007-08-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2025-09-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
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address · AD01
2025-07-29
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capital · SH03
2025-05-30
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accounts · AA
2024-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
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2023-09-21
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2023-09-02
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2022-09-28
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2022-09-04
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2021-10-03
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2021-09-18
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2021-09-13
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2020-08-17
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accounts · AA
2019-09-03