ARNAGE UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11478897 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-23
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-09-16
    ➕
    DAVIES, Joanne appointed
    director
  11. 2018-09-16
    ➖
    FREW, Samuel resigned
    director
  12. 2018-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-08-30
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    FREW, Samuel appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-30
    ➖
    FREW, William resigned
    director
  16. 2018-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-08-22
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    DAVIES, Joanne resigned
    director
  19. 2018-08-22
    ➕
    FREW, William appointed
    director
  20. 2018-08-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-08-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2018-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2018-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ARNAGE UK LIMITED
  26. 2018-07-23
    ➕
    DAVIES, Joanne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Joanne Davies
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest14/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joanne Daviesceased 22/08/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DAVIES, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Joanne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-23 · resigned 2018-08-22
Resigned
FREW, Samuel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-08-30 · resigned 2018-09-16
Resigned
FREW, William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-08-22 · resigned 2018-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-28