AR BIZZ LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC474827 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-09
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-132023-05-13

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2021-08-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-05-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-03-20
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    ABRAR, Muhammad resigned
    director
  19. 2014-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AR BIZZ LTD
  20. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    IQBAL, Raheel appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    ABRAR, Muhammad appointed
    director

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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raheel Iqbal
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Muhammad Abrarceased 20/03/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

3/2 10 Edmiston Drive
Glasgow
G51 2AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last made up to: 2024-05-13
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

IQBAL, Raheel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
ABRAR, Muhammad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-04-09 · resigned 2018-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-08-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-10