ARIAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
14418254 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-13
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-69.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £69,803

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
Net Worth
-£70k
Current Assets
£1.3m
Current Liabilities
-£70k£210k£490k£769k£1.0m£1.3mOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.33M
Current assets£1.33M
Cash£26.5k
Debtors£1.30M
Net assets£-69.8k
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-24
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  6. 2025-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2025-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-05-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  15. 2024-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARIAL LTD
  17. 2022-10-13
    MORRIS, Samuel Aaron appointed
    director
  18. 2022-10-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Arial (London) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arial (London) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARIAL LTD
This company · 14418254

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arial (London) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting08/05/2024
Mr Samuel Aaron Morris
Individual · British · DOB 07/1997 · age 29
sig. influencesignificant influence13/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Catalyst House Arial Ltd
720 Centennial Court, Centennial Park
Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 3SY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MORRIS, Samuel Aaron
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-10-13
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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17