ARDITI UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08620588 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£326.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
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
46 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £326,836
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£161k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Net Worth
£327k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£374k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£75k£151k£226k£301k£376kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£326.8k£315.4k
Current assets£373.6k£376.3k
Cash£160.7k£166.8k
Debtors£132.5k£125.0k
Net assets£326.8k£308.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-05-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2026-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-08-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-07-28
    ➖
    PETERS, Gillian Mary resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-07-28
    ➖
    PETERS, Raymond David resigned
    director
  11. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    HAIR, Stephen James appointed
    director
  15. 2022-09-01
    ➕
    KNOTT, Dawn Helen appointed
    director
  16. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    SCHNEIDER, Ingo resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-06
    ➕
    PETERS, Raymond David appointed
    director
  23. 2013-09-02
    ➕
    PETERS, Gillian Mary appointed
    secretary
  24. 2013-08-31
    ➖
    SALSBURY, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDITI UK LIMITED
  26. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    ARDITI, Aldo appointed
    director
  27. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    SALSBURY, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    SCHNEIDER, Ingo 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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARDITI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Arditi S.P.A
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
🏛️
Sjrd Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
ARDITI UK LIMITED
This company · 08620588

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arditi S.P.A
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting28/07/2016
Sjrd Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

6 Hawthorn Close
Forest Road
Hartwell
Northamptonshire
NN7 2FA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ARDITI, Aldo→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAIR, Stephen James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOTT, Dawn Helen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERS, Gillian Mary→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-02 · resigned 2023-07-28
Resigned
SALSBURY, Ruth Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned
PETERS, Raymond David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2023-07-28
Resigned
SCHNEIDER, Ingo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-06-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27