ARNOLD R & R LIMITED

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09131738 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,606,621
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
£323k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£321k£643k£964k£1.3m£1.6mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.83M£1.74M
Current assets£322.9k£165.2k
Cash£13.2k£38.5k
Debtors£309.6k£119.9k
Net assets£1.61M£1.56M

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

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3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  4. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-05-29
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  12. 2021-05-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2021-05-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    BETHELL, William Anthony appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    BETHELL, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2014-07-18
    ➕
    BETHELL, William Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2014-07-18
    ➖
    PEARSON, Joseph Timothy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-07-18
    ➖
    LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson resigned
    director
  23. 2014-07-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNOLD R & R LIMITED
  24. 2014-07-15
    ➕
    PEARSON, Joseph Timothy appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-07-15
    ➕
    LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Anthony Bethell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Bethell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

Arnold Manor Black Tup Lane
Arnold
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU11 5JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BETHELL, William Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETHELL, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETHELL, William Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEARSON, Joseph Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned
LATHAM, Alistair Ian Manson→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-15 · resigned 2014-07-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/02/2025—
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-29
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-05-29