ARL FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12449602 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£19.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,746

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 251% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£19.7k£5.6k
Current assets£48.1k£30.1k
Net assets£19.7k£5.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-14
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  6. 2021-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-13
    📄
    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  10. 2021-10-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-02-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-02-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-01-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-01-01
    LONG, Rebecca appointed
    director
  19. 2020-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARL FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
  20. 2020-02-07
    LONG, Anthony Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
Mrs Rebecca Long
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/01/2021
Mr Anthony Peter Long
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

18 Chalfield Close
Ingleby Barwick
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 0UW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LONG, Anthony Peter
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
LONG, Rebecca
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-01
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-13
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2021-10-13
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-10-13