ARUNDEL CARPENTRY LTD
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £25.0k | £32.0k |
| Current assets | £31.5k | £20.7k |
| Cash | £12.7k | £6.8k |
| Debtors | £18.9k | £14.0k |
| Net assets | £25.0k | £4.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARUNDEL CARPENTRY LTD
- 2022-10-19➕LONG, Maxwell Francesco appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Maxwell Francesco Long Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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