AREUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06903666 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-13

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 May 2026

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-05-31	2025-05-31
Total assets	£2	£2
Current assets	—	£2
Net assets	£2	£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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2025-06-02
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accounts · AA
2024-06-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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address · AD01
2022-03-31
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address · AD01
2022-03-28
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officers · CH01
2022-03-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-30
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address · AD01
2021-06-03
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accounts · AA
2021-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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officers · AP01
2020-10-12
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officers · TM01
2020-10-01
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COOPER, Tanya Leslie resigned
director
2020-09-30
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BARTLE, Henry James appointed
director
2020-01-28
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accounts · AA
2019-01-14
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officers · TM01
2019-01-02
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COOPER, Ritchie Alexander resigned
director
2018-06-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-06-01
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COOPER, Ritchie Alexander appointed
director
2015-01-03
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COOPER, Ritchie Alexander resigned
director
2010-07-01
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COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-08-19
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COOPER, Ritchie Alexander appointed
director
2009-08-19
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COOPER, Tanya Leslie appointed
director
2009-08-19
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ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
director
2009-05-13
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Company incorporated
As AREUS LIMITED
2009-05-13
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COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-05-13
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ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ritchie Alexander Cooper Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/06/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Orange Investment Management Limitedceased 19/09/2017· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

Incorporated2009-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

17 West Park

The Office

Harrogate

HG1 1BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-02-29

Last made up to: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-08

Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BARTLE, Henry James→

director · ~29y · appointed 2020-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COMPANIES 4 U SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-13 · resigned 2010-07-01

Resigned

COOPER, Ritchie Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2019-01-02

Resigned

COOPER, Ritchie Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2015-01-03

Resigned

COOPER, Tanya Leslie→

director · ~61y · appointed 2009-08-19 · resigned 2020-10-01

Resigned

ROACH, Malcolm David→

director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-13 · resigned 2009-08-19

Resigned

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