ARKILL MATTHEWS ALLEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06769729 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Library activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees300300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-01-21
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    ARKILL, Lloyd resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-08-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2008-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ARKILL MATTHEWS ALLEN LIMITED
  20. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    ALLEN, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  21. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Ross appointed
    director
  22. 2008-12-10
    ➕
    ARKILL, Lloyd appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALLEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas Allen
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lloyd Arkillceased 21/01/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91011 — Library activities

Registered office

21 Rossett Park
Darland Lane
Rossett
Wrexham
LL12 0FB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALLEN, Nicholas John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Ross→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARKILL, Lloyd→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2026-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12