ARBITRIUM NOW LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11968173 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-29
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-72.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £72,899
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£73k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£73k-£58k-£44k-£29k-£14k£271Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-994£-209
Current assets£1£271
Cash£1£271
Net assets£-72.9k£-72.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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  2. 2025-05-29
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-08
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  7. 2023-02-08
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  8. 2023-02-08
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-02-08
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-05-01
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-05-01
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  14. 2022-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-29
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2021-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBITRIUM NOW LTD
  20. 2019-04-29
    CARSON, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  21. 2019-04-29
    WILKINSON, Michelle Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Michelle Louise Wilkinson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares29/04/2019
Mr Nicholas James Carson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25-50% shares29/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Teign View Barn,
Shaldon Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARSON, Nicholas James
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-29
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Active
WILKINSON, Michelle Louise
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-04-29
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04