ARBOW GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07978900 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees8001100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-12-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-08-01
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    BROMLEY, Michelle Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-30
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    ARTHURS, Jeremy Edwin resigned
    director
  19. 2012-04-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2012-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBOW GARAGE LIMITED
  21. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    ARTHURS, Lisa Julie appointed
    director
  22. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    ARTHURS, Jeremy Edwin appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  24. 2012-03-06
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lisa Julie Arthurs
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 3 Burke Road
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5XL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARTHURS, Lisa Julie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMLEY, Michelle Anne→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-08-01
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Active
ARTHURS, Jeremy Edwin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2013-06-30
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/04/2012—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12