ARBEIA ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12458496 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-12
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
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04➕ARBEIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2026-03-04📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBEIA ACCOUNTING & BOOKKEEPING LIMITED
- 2020-02-12➕MARTIN, Phillip Joseph appointeddirector
- 2020-02-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Phillip Joseph Martin Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Shortceased 13/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A. RUTHERFORD CONSULTING LTD→ 15921892 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMBICOSM DESIGN LTD→ 14606720 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANIMUS SALES GROUP LTD→ 16694618 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| APSAY ENGINEERING LTD→ 15265696 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AQUASEEKA LTD→ 12669128 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AR DESIGN CONSULTING LIMITED→ 11031440 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ARCHER-IP LIMITED→ 08837913 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ARCHISANA LTD→ 07844595 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ARCTIC CIRCLE DESIGN LTD→ 15048810 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARCTIC WOLF NETWORKS UK LTD→ 13100729 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
South Shields Business Works
Henry Robson Way
South Shields
NE33 1RF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MARTIN, Phillip Joseph→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-02-12
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ARBEIA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2026-03-04
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Recent filings (16 total)
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-15