ARNOTTS (G.B.) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
FC014914 · oversea-company · incorporated 1988-03-31
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
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
- 2012-12-10📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2006-08-25✏️legacychange-of-name · 694(4)(a)
- 2006-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-14📄legacyofficers · 692(2)
- 2005-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-08📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-17📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-08-02📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2005-07-25➖NASON, Michael resigneddirector
- 2005-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-full-groupaccounts · AA
- 2004-12-31➖DUIGNAN, James Joseph resigneddirector
- 2004-12-06➕MADDEN, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-06➕MADDEN, Peter appointeddirector
- 2004-11-01➕NESBITT, Richard Law appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-01➖DONNELLY, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-01➖KELLY, William John resigneddirector
- 2004-05-31➕O CONNOR, Conor appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➕NASON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➕O CONNOR, Michael Gabriel appointeddirector
- 2004-05-31➖O CONNOR, Michael Gabriel resigneddirector
- 2003-09-03➕MC FADDEN, Niall appointeddirector
- 2003-06-19➖DAVY, James Brian resigneddirector
- 2003-06-19➖DUDGEON, William Vivian resigneddirector
- 2003-06-19➖KILROY, Howard E. Edward resigneddirector
- 2003-06-19➖TOLAR, Casey resigneddirector
- 2002-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-05-09📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2001-05-08📄legacyofficers · FPA
- 2001-05-08📄legacyofficers · 692(1)(b)
- 2000-11-30➕KILROY, Howard E. Edward appointeddirector
- 2000-05-25➕DONNELLY, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-25➖O'SULLIVAN, John Clifford resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-25➕KELLY, William John appointeddirector
- 2000-05-25➖TONER, Thomas resigneddirector
- 1996-06-27➕TOLAR, Casey appointeddirector
- 1995-06-02➖NESBITT, Michel R. resigneddirector
- 1989-05-02➕NESBITT, Richard Law appointeddirector
- 1989-05-02➕O'CONNOR, Michael Gabriel appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 37 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1988-03-31
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
HAYLES FARRAR & PARTNERS
39 Castle Street
Leicester
LE1 5WN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2005-01-31
Confirmation statement
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Last: —
Officers (7 active · 12 resigned)
Active
NESBITT, Richard Law→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-01
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MADDEN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-12-06
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MC FADDEN, Niall→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-09-03
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NESBITT, Richard Law→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1989-05-02
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O CONNOR, Conor→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-05-31
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O'CONNOR, Michael Gabriel→
Activedirector · appointed 1989-05-02
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DONNELLY, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-25 · resigned 2004-11-01
O'SULLIVAN, John Clifford→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 2000-05-25
DAVY, James Brian→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 2003-06-19
DUDGEON, William Vivian→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 2003-06-19
DUIGNAN, James Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 2004-12-31
KELLY, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2000-05-25 · resigned 2004-08-01
KILROY, Howard E. Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2003-06-19
NASON, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2004-05-31 · resigned 2005-07-25
NESBITT, Michel R.→
Resigneddirector · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 1995-06-02
O CONNOR, Michael Gabriel→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 2004-05-31 · resigned 2004-05-31
TOLAR, Casey→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1996-06-27 · resigned 2003-06-19
TONER, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1989-05-02 · resigned 2000-05-25
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Recent filings (48 total)
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2012-12-10
legacy
change-of-name · 694(4)(a)
2006-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-07-06
legacy
officers · 692(2)
2005-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2005-09-14
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-09-08
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-17
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2005-08-02