ARUN DRYING SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09302822 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-10
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£194.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £194,098
Net assets shrinking
Down £78,774 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£196k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£194k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£65k£130k£194k£259k£324kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£207.1k£287.4k
Current assets£216.2k£324.0k
Cash£196.2k£274.3k
Debtors£20.0k£49.7k
Net assets£194.1k£272.9k

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-13
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    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-02-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-02-06
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-12
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-13
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    STUBBS, Martin Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2017-01-18
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    STRICKLAND, John Steven appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Gemma resigned
    director
  21. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    STUBBS, Martin Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-10
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    STRICKLAND, John Steven resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-26
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, John Steven appointed
    director
  24. 2014-11-26
    ➖
    STRICKLAND, John resigned
    director
  25. 2014-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ARUN DRYING SOLUTIONS LTD
  26. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    GOFF, Dean Kevin appointed
    director
  27. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Gemma appointed
    director
  28. 2014-11-10
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
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.
  • 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 John Steven Strickland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Dean Kevin Goff
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Robert Stubbsceased 13/02/2018· 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
Incorporated2014-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

41b Beach Road
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 5JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-29
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GOFF, Dean Kevin→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STRICKLAND, John Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gemma→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-10 · resigned 2017-01-01
Resigned
STRICKLAND, John Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2014-12-10
Resigned
STRICKLAND, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-11-10 · resigned 2014-11-26
Resigned
STUBBS, Martin Robert→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2018-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-25