ARLAN GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11684303 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-19
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.2y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2024-05-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Buzz Capital Property Finance Limited
  7. 2023-09-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2021-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ARLAN GROUP LIMITED
  19. 2018-11-19
    MASTERS, Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Masters Property Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Masters Property Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARLAN GROUP LIMITED
This company · 11684303

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Masters Property Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Mastersceased 19/11/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MASTERS, Stephen
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-19
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Buzz Capital Property Finance
Buzz Capital Property Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property03/05/202419/11/2025

Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24