ARROWE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06402296 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-18

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-79.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £79,667

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£80k

Current Assets

£662

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-79.4k	—
Current assets	£662	—
Net assets	£-79.7k	—
Average employees	—	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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2021-12-20
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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accounts · AA
2018-01-11
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accounts · AA
2016-12-16
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accounts · AA
2016-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-21
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-23
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2015-01-29
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accounts · AA
2014-06-02
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accounts · AA01
2013-10-31
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MCCLOUD, Kenneth resigned
director
2007-10-18
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Company incorporated
As ARROWE LIMITED
2007-10-18
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GILBERT, Richard James appointed
secretary
2007-10-18
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GILBERT, Richard James appointed
director
2007-10-18
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-10-18
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2007-10-18
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MCCLOUD, Kenneth appointed
director
2007-10-18
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-10-18
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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Owner dependency

85/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Richard James Gilbert Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% 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

Incorporated2007-10-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Collingham Green

Little Sutton

Cheshire

CH66 4NX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GILBERT, Richard James→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-18

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Active

GILBERT, Richard James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-18

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18

Resigned

MCCLOUD, Kenneth→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2007-10-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-27