ARBNCO LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC423816 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-10

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

314 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	19	2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
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confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-07-31
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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capital · SH06
2025-03-13
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capital · SH03
2025-02-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-02-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-27
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officers · AP01
2024-08-19
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officers · AP01
2024-08-14
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-06
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MARCHANT, Ian appointed
director
2024-08-06
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WRIGHT, Sean appointed
director
2024-07-30
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Maureen Eisbrenner and Bmks Llc
2024-05-17
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-15
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DEEPBRIDGE NED LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2023-12-15
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WARWICK, Ian resigned
director
2023-10-31
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NEILAN, John Adrian resigned
director
2021-09-14
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NEILAN, John Adrian appointed
director
2020-12-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-12-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-12-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: General Subsidiary 2 Limited
2018-11-13
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WARWICK, Ian appointed
director
2015-10-31
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MCKEOWN, Bernard Edward resigned
director
2014-12-06
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EISBRENNER, Maureen appointed
director
2012-05-10
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Company incorporated
As ARBNCO LTD
2012-05-10
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WEST, Simon Peter Carey appointed
director
2012-05-10
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MCKEOWN, Bernard Edward appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maureen Eisbrenner Individual · American · DOB 10/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

121 Inovo - Ground Floor Suite F

George Street

Glasgow

G1 1RD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21