ARAKOU LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13227415 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-25
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,023
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k | — |
| Current assets | £19.3k | — |
| Net assets | £10.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕DICKINS, Benjamin John appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARAKOU LIMITED
- 2021-02-25➕ROBINSON, Peter Lyell appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Lyell Robinson Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/02/2021 |
Mr Benjamin John Dickins Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
66 Hendford
Yeovil
Somerset
BA20 1UR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DICKINS, Benjamin John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Peter Lyell→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-25
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-25