ARROWSHARPE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 dissolution
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2026-06-09📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-29📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-26➖STUART, Jean Christine resignedsecretary
- 2008-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ARROWSHARPE LIMITED
- 2008-09-01➕STUART, Ian appointeddirector
- 2008-09-01➕STUART, Jean Christine 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Ian Stuart Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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