ARISTA ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD
💤Zombieactive
11209295 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.76M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 8.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,764,961
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.8m
Net Worth
£1.8m
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.79M | — |
| Net assets | £1.76M | — |
| Average employees | — | 3900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Ffe Spv Limited (Co. No. 11281716)
- 2022-11-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Finance for Enterprise Limited (Co. No. 01925556)
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-12-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Seneca Trade Partners LTD
- 2018-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-04-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance LTD
- 2018-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mrs T Oxley
- 2018-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ARISTA ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD
- 2018-02-16➕NEWELL, Mark John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark John Newell Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26120 — SIC 26120
Registered office
Unit 5, The Valley Centre
Gordon Road
High Wycombe
HP13 6EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
NEWELL, Mark John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-16
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ffe Spv (Co. No. 11281716) Ffe Spv Limited (Co. No. 11281716) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 01/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Finance for Enterprise (Co. No. 01925556) Finance for Enterprise Limited (Co. No. 01925556) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 01/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Seneca Trade Partners Seneca Trade Partners LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/05/2018 | 23/12/2021 | |
| satisfied | Advantedge Commercial Finance Advantedge Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 06/04/2018 | 17/03/2022 | |
| outstanding | Mrs T Oxley | A registered charge | — | 20/03/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-23