AR SPIERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £21.2k |
| Current assets | £6.0k | £31.3k |
| Net assets | £1.1k | £21.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31➕MAY, Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-12-31➖SPIERS, Alison resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31➖SPIERS, Ricky John resigneddirector
- 2025-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AR SPIERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2022-05-18➕SPIERS, Alison appointeddirector
- 2022-05-18➕SPIERS, Ricky John appointeddirector
- 2022-05-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med · 1 lowAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-10
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SPIERS, Alison resigned 2025-12-31; SPIERS, Ricky John resigned 2025-12-31
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Louise May Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Spiersceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Ricky John Spiersceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Spiers Productions Ltdceased 18/05/2022· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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