ARAH SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14955878 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-23
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-20
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-09-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-09-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-03-25
    HAWORTH, Joseph Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2024-03-25
    HAWORTH, Kathryn Louise resigned
    director
  13. 2023-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARAH SERVICES LTD
  14. 2023-06-23
    HAWORTH, Kathryn Louise appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-23
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Anthony Haworth
Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares25/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kathryn Louise Haworthceased 25/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Hope Farm
North Moor Road
Easingwold
YO61 3QE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAWORTH, Joseph Anthony
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-25
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Active
HAWORTH, Kathryn Louise
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-06-23 · resigned 2024-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-23