ARNIE KEITH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08778270 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-18
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.07M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,066,213
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£632k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£228k£456k£684k£912k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.07M£1.03M
Current assets£1.08M£1.14M
Cash£632.5k£928.7k
Debtors£449.7k£211.0k
Net assets£1.07M£1.03M

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
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-18
    SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-17
    SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-01
    WALKER DAVIS, Benjamin resigned
    director
  11. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-12-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-08
    WALKER DAVIS, Benjamin appointed
    director
  17. 2022-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2019-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2013-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNIE KEITH LIMITED
  24. 2013-11-18
    SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-18
    SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose resigned
    director
  26. 2013-11-18
    SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Kaya Rose Scodelario-Humphrey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

St Johns House
16 Church Street
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 8DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-11-17
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Active
SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2013-11-18
Resigned
SCODELARIO-HUMPHREY, Kaya Rose
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2025-11-18
Resigned
WALKER DAVIS, Benjamin
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-02