ARROW MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12018248 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
£295.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 0.4y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £295,040

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£104k
Net Worth
£295k
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£494k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£99k£197k£296k£395k£494kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£305.1k£163.3k
Current assets£493.5k£273.6k
Cash£104.2k
Net assets£295.0k£147.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Motonovo Finance Limited
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-07-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-07-30
    POTTS, Oliver Matthew resigned
    director
  20. 2019-11-11
    KEENAN, Andrew John resigned
    director
  21. 2019-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-05-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARROW MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 2019-05-25
    TREVELYAN, Ryan James Lewis appointed
    director
  24. 2019-05-25
    KEENAN, Andrew John appointed
    director
  25. 2019-05-25
    POTTS, Oliver Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan James Lewis Trevelyan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Oliver Matthew Pottsceased 30/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Andrew John Keenanceased 11/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit F7-F8 Morton Park Way
Darlington
DL1 4PQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TREVELYAN, Ryan James Lewis
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-05-25
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Active
KEENAN, Andrew John
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-05-25 · resigned 2019-11-11
Resigned
POTTS, Oliver Matthew
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-05-25 · resigned 2020-07-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Motonovo Finance
Motonovo Finance Limited
A registered charge08/01/2026
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Recent filings (28 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22