AARRHUS DEVELOPMENTS (ABINGDON ROAD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13461660 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-17
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.9y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-11-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-08-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-08-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2022-08-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-08-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2022-08-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2022-06-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2021-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AARRHUS DEVELOPMENTS (ABINGDON ROAD) LIMITED
  17. 2021-06-17
    MOFFAT, David appointed
    director
  18. 2021-06-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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

Aarrhus Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aarrhus Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AARRHUS DEVELOPMENTS (ABINGDON ROAD) LIMITED
This company · 13461660

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
Aarrhus Developments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/06/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Courtyard
High Street
Ascot
SL5 7HP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOFFAT, David
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-06-17
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property28/11/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge18/08/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge17/06/202225/08/2022
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Recent filings (15 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-06-17