ARDERN MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11535498 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-24
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-24 | 2024-08-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDERN MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2018-08-24➕ARDERN, Abel Temisan, Lord appointeddirector
- 2018-08-24➕ARDERN, Barbara Akpomedaye, Lady appointeddirector
- 2018-08-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARDERN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Barbara Akpomedaye Ardern Individual · Nigerian · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/08/2018 |
Mr Abel Temisan Ardern Individual · Nigerian · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A TEAM WIRRAL LIMITED→ 09662531 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A TRINKLE COURIERS LIMITED→ 15425581 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AINTREE COACHES (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED→ 03317307 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| ALIN ERIC LTD→ 12588319 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AMP CHARGE NW LTD→ 17127841 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMS (NW) LTD→ 07949896 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ANGLO SWISS MARITIME COMPANY LIMITED→ 00347320 · est 1938 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 87y | — | — |
| ANN'S COURIERS LTD→ 16054989 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANSRM LTD→ 04652721 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ARAKAN LIMITED→ 12351847 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARI&IAN LTD→ 17092993 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARIBOG LTD→ 13897596 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC50200 — SIC 50200
Registered office
6 Alanbrooke Road
Saighton
Chester
CH3 6FL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last: 2026-05-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARDERN, Abel Temisan, Lord→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARDERN, Barbara Akpomedaye, Lady→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26