ARA ENERGY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14121319 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), 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 (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 5 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 5 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-06-01
    ➕
    AL SHIDI, Salman Mohammed, Dr appointed
    director
  4. 2026-06-01
    ➕
    AL-JAAIDI, Omar Salim Said, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2026-05-31
    ➖
    LANSDELL, James Henry John resigned
    director
  6. 2026-05-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-05-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-05-04
    ➖
    AMBROSE, Robert Martin resigned
    director
  10. 2026-05-04
    ➖
    GHAITHI, Sultan 'Obaid Said Al resigned
    director
  11. 2025-11-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-13
    ➕
    LANSDELL, James Henry John appointed
    director
  16. 2023-02-13
    ➖
    PORTER, Grant resigned
    director
  17. 2023-02-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-02-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2022-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARA ENERGY LIMITED
  21. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    AMBROSE, Robert Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    GHAITHI, Sultan 'Obaid Said Al appointed
    director
  23. 2022-05-20
    ➕
    PORTER, Grant appointed
    director
  24. 2022-05-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-02

3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AMBROSE, Robert Martin resigned 2026-05-04; GHAITHI, Sultan 'Obaid Said Al resigned 2026-05-04; LANSDELL, James Henry John resigned 2026-05-31

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · EC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ARENSKI FINE ART LIMITED→
03055632 · est 1995 · no financials extracted
————30y——
ARGENTA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
15182825 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ARGENTA NO.17 LIMITED→
15181000 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ARGO GP LIMITED→
14305952 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ARGYLE TRUSTEES→
00921462 · est 1967 · no financials extracted
————58y——
ARGYLL ROAD PROPERTY LIMITED→
08610530 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
ARICOM UK LIMITED→
06134005 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
————19y——
ARISE PLANNER LTD→
11534094 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ARK GUARDING SOLUTIONS LTD→
16876176 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ARK WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD→
16834545 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ARKELSO LIMITED→
09304057 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ARKENSTONE INTERNATIONAL LTD.→
13839172 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

41 Lothbury
London
EC2R 7HF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AL SHIDI, Salman Mohammed, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AL-JAAIDI, Omar Salim Said, Dr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AMBROSE, Robert Martin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-05-20 · resigned 2026-05-04
Resigned
GHAITHI, Sultan 'Obaid Said Al→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-20 · resigned 2026-05-04
Resigned
LANSDELL, James Henry John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-02-13 · resigned 2026-05-31
Resigned
PORTER, Grant→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-05-20 · resigned 2023-02-13
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (16 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-30