ARL 018 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11271753 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.7y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
46 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-07-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-partmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc Limited
- 2022-11-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-04➕O'KEEFFE, Noel appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-04➕KRUGEL, Pieter-Schalk appointeddirector
- 2022-10-04➕O'KEEFFE, Noel appointeddirector
- 2022-10-04➖CLARE, Matthew Anthony resigneddirector
- 2022-10-04➖GAZZARD, Paul Terence resigneddirector
- 2022-01-13➖MENDOZA, Howard Harvey resigneddirector
- 2021-09-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc Limited
- 2021-09-06➕GAZZARD, Paul Terence appointeddirector
- 2021-06-10➖SHARDLOW, Richard Joseph resigneddirector
- 2019-05-20➕SHARDLOW, Richard Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-07-20➕CLARE, Matthew Anthony appointeddirector
- 2018-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ARL 018 LIMITED
- 2018-03-23➕MENDOZA, Howard Harvey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Sloane Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sloane Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARL 018 LIMITED
This company · 11271753
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sloane Developments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/10/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dke Flexible Energy Limitedceased 04/10/2022· 75-100% shares
- Jura Holdings Limitedceased 30/09/2021· 75-100% shares
- Arlington Energy Limitedceased 29/04/2019· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
6th Floor 99 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7NG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
KRUGEL, Pieter-Schalk→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'KEEFFE, Noel→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARE, Matthew Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2022-10-04
GAZZARD, Paul Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-09-06 · resigned 2022-10-04
MENDOZA, Howard Harvey→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2018-03-23 · resigned 2022-01-13
SHARDLOW, Richard Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-20 · resigned 2021-06-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| part-satisfied | Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc / Sanderson Capital Partners Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc Limited / Sanderson Capital Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc Riverfort Global Opportunities Pcc Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/09/2021 | 04/11/2022 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-part
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-18