ARP TRANSPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09224199 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-18
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52243SIC 52243
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (68/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £7,300
Net assets shrinking
Down £300 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£7.3k£7.6k
Current assets£5.6k£5.8k
Net assets£7.3k£7.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-06
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  13. 2015-10-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARP TRANSPORT LIMITED
  15. 2014-09-18
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    HAMOWSKI, Anna appointed
    secretary
  16. 2014-09-18
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    PYTEL, Andrzej appointed
    director
  17. 2014-09-18
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    incorporation · NEWINC

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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

5 Parkway Court Drakes Drive, St Albans 5 Parkway Court
Drakes Drive
St. Albans
County (Optional)
AL1 5AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAMOWSKI, Anna→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-18
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Active
PYTEL, Andrzej→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-09-18
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-04