ARLINGTON WESTCOUNTRY DEBTCO PLC
🏛️Establishedactive
12154278 · plc · incorporated 2019-08-13
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 6.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
26 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited
- 2024-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-23➕WINN-SMITH, Mark Juhani appointeddirector
- 2021-02-23➖MOYLE, Robert Bromley resigneddirector
- 2021-02-10➕MCKEOWN, Sean Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-10➖BUCHANAN, Neil resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cbre Loan Services Limited
- 2019-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ARLINGTON WESTCOUNTRY DEBTCO PLC
- 2019-08-13➕MCKEOWN, Sean Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-08-13➕BUCHANAN, Neil appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-13➕MOYLE, Robert Bromley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated2019-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
3rd Floor Paternoster House
65 St Paul's Churchyard
London
EC4M 8AB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MCKEOWN, Sean Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKEOWN, Sean Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-08-13
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WINN-SMITH, Mark Juhani→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-02-23
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BUCHANAN, Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-13 · resigned 2021-02-10
MOYLE, Robert Bromley→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-13 · resigned 2021-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cbre Loan Services Cbre Loan Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Cbre Loan Services Cbre Loan Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/11/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-30