ARUGA LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10632599 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-08-04
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2026-08-04
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARUGA LTD
  19. 2017-02-22
    CLARKE, Wayne Aaron appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-08-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wayne Aaron Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

36 Henley Gardens
Wallsend
NE28 0DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-02-02

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CLARKE, Wayne Aaron
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-02-22
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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2026-08-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29