ARRIVAL DOWNHOLE TOOLS UK LTD.

🌳Matureactive
07623492 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26511
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 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
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-01-01
    ➕
    SCHMIDT, Brian appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    DAHLSEIDE, Eileen Joyce resigned
    director
  12. 2021-04-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    DAHLSEIDE, Eileen Joyce appointed
    director
  19. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-02-27
    ➖
    BACHMEIER, Shane Bradley resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-10
    ➕
    BACHMEIER, Shane Bradley appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    KONSCHUH, Christopher Walter resigned
    director
  23. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    COMEAU, Laurier Emile appointed
    director
  24. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    CROWTHER, Michael John appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    KONSCHUH, Christopher Walter appointed
    director
  26. 2011-05-17
    ➖
    NEEDLE, Sharon Lesley Preston resigned
    director
  27. 2011-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARRIVAL DOWNHOLE TOOLS UK LTD.
  28. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    NEEDLE, Sharon Lesley Preston appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Crowther
Individual · English · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Laurier Emile Comeau
Individual · Canadian · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26511 — SIC 26511

Registered office

Crofton House
Cumwhinton
Carlisle
CA4 8ER
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

COMEAU, Laurier Emile→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-17
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Active
CROWTHER, Michael John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-05-17
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Active
SCHMIDT, Brian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2022-01-01
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Active
BACHMEIER, Shane Bradley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-12-10 · resigned 2016-02-27
Resigned
DAHLSEIDE, Eileen Joyce→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned
KONSCHUH, Christopher Walter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-05-17 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
NEEDLE, Sharon Lesley Preston→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2011-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-09