ARBORIUM LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £491.4k | £396.5k |
| Current assets | £347.3k | £304.1k |
| Net assets | £491.4k | £396.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-04-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2015-12-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-11-21➖ASHWORTH, Michael Grahame resignedsecretary
- 2007-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBORIUM LIMITED
- 2007-11-12➕WILDE, Lawrence Albert appointeddirector
- 2007-11-12➕ASHWORTH, Michael Grahame appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Albert Wilde Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/04/2016 | — |