ARLESTON MANOR DRIVE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07468839 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
A dormant residents' management company, likely formed to collectively manage the shared drive or common areas on the Arleston Manor residential development in Telford, handling maintenance responsibilities on behalf of homeowners, though it appears to conduct minimal active operations.
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-28➕DAVIES, Mark Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-12-28➖WILKINSON, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2021-12-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-12➖ARTHUR, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2018-11-12➕WILKINSON, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2018-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-10-14➕ARTHUR, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-10-14➖BROWNLEE JONES, Darin, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2012-01-18➖ARTHUR, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2012-01-18➕BROWNLEE JONES, Darin, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2010-12-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ARLESTON MANOR DRIVE LIMITED
- 2010-12-14➕BROWNLEE-JONES, Lindsay Jane appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-14➕ARTHUR, 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 15 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Robert Davies Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 28/12/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth Wilkinsonceased 28/12/2021· significant influence
- Mr Stephen Arthurceased 12/11/2018· significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Geoffrey Darin Brownlee-Jonesceased 14/10/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1-11 PIONEER ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 15706660 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ACJK LIMITED→ 16755728 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Arleston Manor
Arleston
Telford
TF1 2LY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BROWNLEE-JONES, Lindsay Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Mark Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARTHUR, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-10-14 · resigned 2018-11-12
ARTHUR, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2012-01-18
BROWNLEE JONES, Darin, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-01-18 · resigned 2017-10-14
WILKINSON, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2021-12-28
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-29