A.R.B AGRI FENCING SPECIALIST LTD

💤Zombieactive
10663931 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-02
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-02
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-04-01
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2018-12-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.R.B AGRI FENCING SPECIALIST LTD
  17. 2017-03-10
    BRAWN, Alec appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-10
    📄
    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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alec Brawn
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Slipton Lodge Farm Sudborough Road
Sudborough
Kettering
NN14 3SL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRAWN, Alec
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-03-10
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Recent filings (25 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24