ARRAN VIEW STORAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
12479235 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-24
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£-131.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £131,817
Cash draining
Cash down 62% YoY
Cash YoY
-62%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 62% YoY
Net Worth
-£132k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£431k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£132k-£19k£93k£206k£319k£431kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£-131.8k£-120.6k
Current assets£431.3k£366.3k
Cash£8.8k£22.8k
Debtors£238.3k£241.0k
Net assets£-131.8k£-120.6k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARRAN VIEW STORAGE LTD
  14. 2020-02-24
    THOMPSON, Jonathan appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Arran View Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arran View Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARRAN VIEW STORAGE LTD
This company · 12479235

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arran View Holding Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/06/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Green Nation Holding Ltdceased 29/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Green Nation Energy Ltdceased 28/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • David Brian Streatherceased 20/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

The Long Barn Manor Courtyard
Stratton-On-The-Fosse
Radstock
BA3 4QF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOMPSON, Jonathan
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-24
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-28