ARLINGTON PLACE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07836871 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-07
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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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
35 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-07 | 2024-11-07 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-15➕ELLIS, Clive Michael appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕WILKINSON, James Ian appointeddirector
- 2014-11-07➕WILKINSON, Victoria Mary Roper appointeddirector
- 2013-02-18➕CHIA, Jane Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2011-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARLINGTON PLACE LIMITED
- 2011-11-07➕CHIA, Jane Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2011-11-07➕CHIA, William, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 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
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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Dr William Chia Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 07/11/2016 |
Dr Jane Elizabeth Chia Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 07/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
3 Arlington Place
London
SE10 8NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-07
Last made up to: 2025-11-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
CHIA, Jane Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-11-07
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CHIA, Jane Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-02-18
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CHIA, William, Dr→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-11-07
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ELLIS, Clive Michael→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-11-15
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WILKINSON, James Ian→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2014-11-07
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WILKINSON, Victoria Mary Roper→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-11-07
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Recent filings (35 total)
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2025-11-15
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2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-11-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07