ARTHURTON COACHWORKS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11473191 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-19
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,704
Net assets shrinking
Down £847 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£26k
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.7k | £33.6k |
| Current assets | £52.7k | £50.3k |
| Cash | £26.4k | — |
| Debtors | £26.2k | — |
| Net assets | £3.7k | £4.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18➕DONOVAN, Cherie Dawn appointeddirector
- 2023-07-18➕DONOVAN, David appointeddirector
- 2023-07-18➖ARTHURTON, David Leslie resigneddirector
- 2023-07-18➖ARTHURTON, Jayne resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTHURTON COACHWORKS LIMITED
- 2018-07-19➕ARTHURTON, Jenna appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➕ARTHURTON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➕ARTHURTON, David Leslie appointeddirector
- 2018-07-19➕ARTHURTON, Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARTHURTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Arthurton Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/07/2023 |
Mr David Donovan Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/07/2023 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Arthurtonceased 27/07/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr David Leslie Arthurtonceased 27/07/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Jenna Arthurtonceased 27/07/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Jayne Arthurtonceased 27/07/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 3 & 4 Hurricane Way
Wickford
SS11 8YQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
ARTHURTON, Jenna→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARTHURTON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-19
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DONOVAN, Cherie Dawn→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-07-18
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DONOVAN, David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-07-18
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ARTHURTON, David Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-07-19 · resigned 2023-07-18
ARTHURTON, Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-07-19 · resigned 2023-07-18
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31