ARBOUR BAY CAPITAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14819107 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-21
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
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  2. 2026-07-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-12-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-02-29
    PORRETTI, Pier Giorgio appointed
    director
  10. 2023-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARBOUR BAY CAPITAL LTD
  11. 2023-04-21
    PAVAN, Alessandro appointed
    director
  12. 2023-04-21
    📄
    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 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Montana S.S. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Montana S.S.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARBOUR BAY CAPITAL LTD
This company · 14819107

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
Montana S.S.
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alessandro Pavanceased 20/11/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PAVAN, Alessandro
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Active
PORRETTI, Pier Giorgio
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-29
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-21