ARIAN EMS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16338271 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2026-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-10-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-10-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  6. 2025-08-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-08-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-06-06
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2025-06-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2025-06-05
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-06-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-06-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2025-06-02
    HUMBLE, Malcolm appointed
    director
  15. 2025-06-02
    LUSHER, David Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2025-06-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Corpacq Limited
  17. 2025-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ARIAN EMS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
  18. 2025-03-24
    CATTELL, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  19. 2025-03-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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: 2025-08-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Arian Ems Group Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arian Ems Group Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARIAN EMS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 16338271

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
Arian Ems Group Finance Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/03/2025

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
Incorporated2025-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Corpacq House
1 Goose Green
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CATTELL, Nicholas James
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-24
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Active
HUMBLE, Malcolm
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
LUSHER, David Andrew
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge28/10/2025
outstanding
Corpacq
Corpacq Limited
A registered charge02/06/2025
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Recent filings (14 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-24