ARH TH FP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12906039 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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).

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-12-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-12-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-12-11
    HOLTON, Antony Richard appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-11
    STEWART, Ian Peter resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARH TH FP LIMITED
  17. 2020-09-25
    STEWART, Ian Peter appointed
    director
  18. 2020-09-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Antony Richard Holton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Peter Stewartceased 11/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Arh Group Limited Delta House
Monkmoor Road
Shrewsbury
SY2 5ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HOLTON, Antony Richard
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-11
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Active
STEWART, Ian Peter
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-09-25 · resigned 2020-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-02