ARLINGTON APARTMENTS (SCARBOROUGH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06672602 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-13
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
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. 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 (67/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-14
    ➖
    OVERTON, David Thomas resigned
    director
  8. 2022-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-11-17
    ➕
    PLEDGER, Barbara Anne appointed
    director
  10. 2022-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-03-08
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2008-12-29
    ➕
    ELLIS HAY appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-12-29
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-12-29
    ➕
    OVERTON, David Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-29
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2008-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARLINGTON APARTMENTS (SCARBOROUGH) LIMITED
  23. 2008-08-13
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-08-13
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Ellis Hay
Aberdeen Walk
Scarborough
YO11 1XP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ELLIS HAY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLEDGER, Barbara Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-13 · resigned 2008-12-29
Resigned
OVERTON, David Thomas→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-12-29 · resigned 2023-04-14
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-13 · resigned 2008-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14