ARDEN EQUIPMENT UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
08381328 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46630
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 employees300200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2022-09-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-11-02
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2020-10-31
    ➕
    ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2020-10-31
    ➖
    FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2020-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-02-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-01
    ➕
    DUPUY, Daniel appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    PAQUOT, Denis Maurice Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    THE BRIARS GROUP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-11-09
    ➖
    DORGUIN, Valery resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    PAQUOT, Denis Maurice Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2013-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDEN EQUIPMENT UK LTD
  26. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    THE BRIARS GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2013-01-30
    ➕
    DORGUIN, Valery appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46630 — SIC 46630

Registered office

Wilberforce House
Station Road
London
NW4 4QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPUY, Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
THE BRIARS GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
DORGUIN, Valery→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2013-11-09
Resigned
PAQUOT, Denis Maurice Paul→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09