ARROW EDIBLE OILS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06622255 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£672.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £672,244

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£761k
Net Worth
£672k
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-21
Total assets£672.2k
Current assets£1.44M
Cash£761.4k
Net assets£672.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-04-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-03-24
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Janet appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  7. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-03-21
    ➕
    HESKIN, Norman appointed
    director
  14. 2025-03-21
    ➕
    KENNY, Joseph Noel appointed
    director
  15. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    MALCOLM, Yates resigned
    director
  16. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    YATES, Philip resigned
    director
  17. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-02-15
    ➖
    HODGSON, Stephen Leslie resigned
    director
  24. 2012-02-10
    ➖
    FOWLER, Karen resigned
    director
  25. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    FOWLER, Karen appointed
    director
  26. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    YATES, Philip appointed
    director
  27. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    HODGSON, Stephen Leslie appointed
    director
  28. 2008-06-24
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Yates appointed
    director
  29. 2008-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARROW EDIBLE OILS LTD
  30. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

Olleco Northampton Road
Blisworth
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN7 3DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last made up to: 2025-03-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JENNINGS, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2025-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HESKIN, Norman→
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, Joseph Noel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOWLER, Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2012-02-10
Resigned
HODGSON, Stephen Leslie→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned
MALCOLM, Yates→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned
YATES, Philip→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10