ARORA UK FINANCE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
13502391 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-09
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
34 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
24 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-17
    BYWATER, David appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-12
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  6. 2024-08-12
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  7. 2024-08-12
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  8. 2024-08-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-02-18
    YIANNIS, Athos George resigned
    director
  15. 2022-02-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2021-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-12-15
    ARORA, Sanjay appointed
    director
  20. 2021-12-15
    ARORA, Surinder appointed
    director
  21. 2021-12-15
    RODA, Sanjeev Kumar appointed
    director
  22. 2021-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2021-08-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2021-08-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
  25. 2021-07-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2021-07-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ARORA UK FINANCE LIMITED
  27. 2021-07-09
    BROWN, Carlton Jeffrey appointed
    director
  28. 2021-07-09
    YIANNIS, Athos George appointed
    director
  29. 2021-07-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARORA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-08-12: legacy

Group structure

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

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Arora Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARORA UK FINANCE LIMITED
This company · 13502391

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
Arora Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

World Business Centre 2
Newall Road
Hounslow
TW6 2SF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

ARORA, Sanjay
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-12-15
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Active
ARORA, Surinder
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-12-15
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Active
BROWN, Carlton Jeffrey
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-07-09
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Active
BYWATER, David
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-11-17
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Active
RODA, Sanjeev Kumar
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-12-15
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Active
YIANNIS, Athos George
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2022-02-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
United Overseas Bank , London Branch
United Overseas Bank Limited, London Branch
A registered charge17/08/2021
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-08-12
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-08-12
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-08-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08