AR DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12012860 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,133,910
Cash YoY
+156%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£64k
↑ 156% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.1m
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£384k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.13M | £-951.8k |
| Current assets | £383.9k | £316.0k |
| Cash | £64.0k | £25.0k |
| Debtors | £320.0k | £290.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.13M | £-951.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19➖COSTER, Gordon Knox resigneddirector
- 2025-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-03-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-11📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-09-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-01-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Beaufort Senior Debt S.A.R.L.
- 2020-02-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.A.R.L as Lender
- 2019-06-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender
- 2019-06-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender
- 2019-06-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender
- 2019-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AR DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2019-05-22➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-05-22➕BOYD, Rory Ewen appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22➕GAFFNEY, David appointeddirector
- 2019-05-22➕COSTER, Gordon Knox appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp
90 Bartholomew Close
London
EC1A 7BN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-22
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BOYD, Rory Ewen→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAFFNEY, David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-05-22
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COSTER, Gordon Knox→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-22 · resigned 2025-03-19
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Beaufort Senior Debt S.A.R.L. | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/01/2022 | 05/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Rs Luxembourg Ii S.A.R.L as Lender | A registered charge | — | 18/02/2020 | 27/01/2022 | |
| outstanding | Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender | A registered charge | — | 13/06/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender | A registered charge | — | 13/06/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Rs Luxembourg Ii S.a R.L. as Lender | A registered charge | — | 13/06/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-09-14