ARLINGTON FOUNDATION

🏛️Establishedactive
11427637 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2018-06-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ARLINGTON FOUNDATION
  11. 2018-06-21
    BARCLAY, Frederick Hugh, Sir appointed
    director
  12. 2018-06-21
    SHWEIRY, George Nicholas appointed
    director
  13. 2018-06-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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 92 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: 2026-06-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
George Nicholas Shweiry
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%25-50% voting21/06/2018
Sir Frederick Hugh Barclay
Individual · British · DOB 10/1934 · age 92
25–50%25-50% voting21/06/2018

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2018-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Hill Dickinson Llp, The Broadgate Tower, 20
Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARCLAY, Frederick Hugh, Sir
director · ~92y · appointed 2018-06-21
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Active
SHWEIRY, George Nicholas
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-06-21
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-26