ARBLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08767396 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-08
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£117.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 £117,898

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£118k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£165.2k
Net assets£117.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-10-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2025-10-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-15
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-24
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    HAMILL, Ceri Sabina resigned
    director
  12. 2023-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-07
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  15. 2021-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    ADREM ACCOUNTING LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-18
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    HAMILL, Ceri Sabina appointed
    director
  21. 2019-09-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-01-13
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    KNOWLES, Jill Beverley resigned
    director
  23. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    KNOWLES, James Christian Ward appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-17
    ➕
    KNOWLES, Jill Beverley appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  26. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    ROACH, Mark Damion resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    VIVES IVARS, Jaime resigned
    director
  28. 2013-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBLE LIMITED
  29. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  31. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director
  32. 2013-11-08
    ➕
    VIVES IVARS, Jaime appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Christian Ward Knowles
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ceri Sabina Hamillceased 29/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Jill Beverley Knowlesceased 02/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1-2 Albert Chambers Canal Street
Congleton
CW12 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ADREM ACCOUNTING LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNOWLES, James Christian Ward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
HAMILL, Ceri Sabina→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-09-18 · resigned 2023-04-24
Resigned
KNOWLES, Jill Beverley→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-01-17 · resigned 2019-01-13
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
VIVES IVARS, Jaime→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-11-08 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-31
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07