ARGENTI MOTORSPORT LTD

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12267646 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-17
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£72.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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

10 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.4y

20/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,067

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91k
Net Worth
£72k
Current Assets
£406k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£180.7k
Current assets£405.9k
Cash£91.5k
Debtors£279.5k
Net assets£72.1k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-16
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  4. 2026-01-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2026-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #4
  6. 2025-12-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2025-12-10
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2025-12-10
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2025-12-10
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  10. 2025-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #8
  11. 2025-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #7
  12. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2025-06-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2025-06-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2025-06-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2025-06-02
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2025-04-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2025-04-10
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  19. 2025-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2025-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2025-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2025-03-04
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  23. 2025-03-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  24. 2025-03-04
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  25. 2025-01-22
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2025-01-22
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2024-02-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  29. 2024-02-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  30. 2023-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  31. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  32. 2023-01-09
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  33. 2023-01-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Arkle Finance Limited
  34. 2022-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  35. 2022-05-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  36. 2022-04-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  37. 2022-02-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Arkle Finance LTD
  38. 2019-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARGENTI MOTORSPORT LTD
  39. 2019-10-17
    MEADOWS, Michael Ronald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Ronald Meadows
Individual · English · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/10/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

9d Grants Hill Way
Woodford Halse
Daventry
NN11 3UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MEADOWS, Michael Ronald
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-17
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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property16/02/2026
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property10/04/202510/12/2025
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property04/03/202510/12/2025
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property04/03/202510/12/2025
outstanding
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property04/03/2025
outstanding
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property05/02/2024
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property09/01/202307/01/2026
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property17/05/202212/06/2025
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge1 property05/04/202202/06/2025
satisfied
Arkle Finance
Arkle Finance LTD
A registered charge03/02/202222/01/2025
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-04