ARANCIA JUICING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06875557 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-13
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-21.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (71/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,038

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£21k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-03
Total assets£-19.0k
Current assets£7.7k
Net assets£-21.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-16
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARANCIA JUICING LIMITED
  18. 2009-04-13
    ➕
    RODDY, Joanne Lyndsey appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-04-13
    ➕
    RODDY, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-13
    ➕
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles appointed
    director
  21. 2009-04-13
    ➖
    ROUND, Jonathon Charles resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Peter Roddy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting22/01/2025

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
Incorporated2009-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

105 Blue Hill Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 4NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last made up to: 2025-01-03
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RODDY, Joanne Lyndsey→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-13
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Active
RODDY, Andrew Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-04-13
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Active
ROUND, Jonathon Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2009-04-13 · resigned 2009-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-12