A R PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06955940 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£200
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (72/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £200
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£37k
Net Worth
£200
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £200 |
| Current assets | £37.1k |
| Cash | £37.0k |
| Debtors | £73 |
| Net assets | £200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-18📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A R PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2009-07-08➕ROBINSON, Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sally Robinson Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/07/2018 |
Mr Alan Robinson Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
65 Gales Drive
Crawley
RH10 1QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Alan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-07-08
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Recent filings (46 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-04