ARENA HEALTH LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11988280 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
£67.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £67,520
Net assets shrinking
Down £26,673 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£68k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£284k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £67.5k | £94.2k |
| Current assets | £284.3k | £252.8k |
| Net assets | £67.5k | £94.2k |
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
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-01➕PALMER, Gary appointeddirector
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ARENA HEALTH LTD
- 2019-05-10➕PALMER, Isabelle Jeanne Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-05-10📄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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Palmer Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Isabelle Jeanne Louise Palmerceased 10/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Unit 7 Brunswick Industrial Centre Brunswick Industrial Centre
Brunswick Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PALMER, Gary→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Isabelle Jeanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-27