ARR & JAY LTD

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08347305 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-04
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£68.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £68,151

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£68k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£185k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£68.2k£68.2k
Current assets£185.4k£185.4k
Net assets£68.2k£68.2k

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.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2020-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2017-02-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-03-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2013-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ARR & JAY LTD
  19. 2013-01-04
    ➕
    WILLCOCK, Richard Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mr Richard Paul Willcock
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Woodlands Moor Lane
Copmanthorpe
York
YO23 3TN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILLCOCK, Richard Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-04
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/03/201323/02/2017

Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-20