ARL FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-13📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2021-10-13📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-01➕LONG, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARL FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD
- 2020-02-07➕LONG, Anthony Peter appointeddirector
- 2020-02-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Long Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/01/2021 |
Mr Anthony Peter Long Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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