21 ARLINGTON LONDON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07250409 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-11
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17➖THOMPSETT, Dorothy Emma resigneddirector
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-12-12➕GONZALEZ FLORES, Jose Luis appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➖BURNS, Joseph Christopher resigneddirector
- 2016-05-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-21➖COX, Francesca resigneddirector
- 2015-07-21➕THOMPSETT, Dorothy Emma appointeddirector
- 2013-01-26➖COMPTON, James Stephen resigneddirector
- 2010-07-15➕BURNS, Joseph Christopher appointeddirector
- 2010-07-15➕COX, Francesca appointeddirector
- 2010-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 ARLINGTON LONDON LIMITED
- 2010-05-11➕COMPTON, James Stephen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Marcus Shuttleworth Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2022 |
Mr Jose Luis Gonzalez Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/12/2016 |
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
Incorporated2010-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
21 Arlington Road
London
NW1 7ER
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GONZALEZ FLORES, Jose Luis→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Joseph Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2016-12-12
COMPTON, James Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-05-11 · resigned 2013-01-26
COX, Francesca→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-07-15 · resigned 2015-07-21
THOMPSETT, Dorothy Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-21 · resigned 2022-05-17
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05