ARRIVA CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06930651 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-11
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
    MCGURK, Brian Andrew resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-12-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2025-12-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-12-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-12-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-12-01
    ROWE, Lorna Jean appointed
    director
  13. 2025-12-01
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis resigned
    director
  14. 2025-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-03-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-31
    TEMBLETT, Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-10
    TEMBLETT, Christopher appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-27
    MCGURK, Eamonn Francis appointed
    director
  24. 2009-06-12
    MCGURK, Brian Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2009-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARRIVA CARE LIMITED
  26. 2009-06-11
    SUBSCRIBER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-06-11
    SUBSCRIBER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2009-06-11
    HAMILTON-SMITH, Lisa appointed
    director
  29. 2009-06-11
    HAMILTON-SMITH, Lisa resigned
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-15

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MCGURK, Brian Andrew resigned 2026-03-02; MCGURK, Eamonn Francis resigned 2025-12-01

Group structure

Arriva Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arriva Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARRIVA CARE LIMITED
This company · 06930651

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arriva Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7 St. Albans Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL2 5FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

ROWE, Lorna Jean
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
SUBSCRIBER SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-11 · resigned 2009-06-11
Resigned
HAMILTON-SMITH, Lisa
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-06-11 · resigned 2009-06-11
Resigned
MCGURK, Brian Andrew
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-12 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned
MCGURK, Eamonn Francis
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
TEMBLETT, Christopher
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-10 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01