ARWYN JONES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07939802 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£11.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £11,611
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£27k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.1k |
| Current assets | £27.0k |
| Net assets | £11.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARWYN JONES LIMITED
- 2012-02-07➕JONES, Arwyn Elis appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-07➕JONES, Arwyn Elis 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 68. 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 14 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arwyn Elis Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/02/2017 |
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
Incorporated2012-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 4 Cuckoo Oak Workshops
Halesfield 18
Telford
TF7 4PP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
JONES, Arwyn Elis→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-07
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29