ARDALE (OAKHAM) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12305691 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.9y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£298k-£37k£223k£483k£743k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-297.7k
Current assets£1.00M
Cash£63.1k
Debtors£940.4k
Net assets£-297.7k
Average employees7200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2022-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-08-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Triodos Bank UK LTD
  9. 2022-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Triodos Bank UK LTD
  10. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-09-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-09-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDALE (OAKHAM) LIMITED
  15. 2019-11-08
    MCINERNEY, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2019-11-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Mcinerney
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/11/2019
Mrs Eunice Mcinerney
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/11/2019

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
Incorporated2019-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ardale (Oakham) Limited
14 Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6HG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCINERNEY, Michael Anthony
director · ~71y · appointed 2019-11-08
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Triodos Bank UK
Triodos Bank UK LTD
A registered charge1 property19/08/2022
outstanding
Triodos Bank UK
Triodos Bank UK LTD
A registered charge1 property19/08/2022
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15