ARANDEL LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC475453 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 1.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£78k-£57k-£36k-£15k£5k£26kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£424.6k
Cash—£26.2k
Net assets—£-77.9k
Average employees3—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-02-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  4. 2025-02-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  6. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-16
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-19
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-03-09
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    HARRIS, Craig resigned
    director
  16. 2017-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ARANDEL LTD.
  20. 2014-04-16
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    HARRIS, Derek, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-16
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    HARRIS, Julie, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-16
    ➕
    POLWART, Douglas appointed
    director
  23. 2014-04-16
    ➕
    HARRIS, Craig appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Derek Harris
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Dr Julie Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

2 Melville Street
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 1HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HARRIS, Derek, Dr→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-16
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Active
HARRIS, Julie, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-16
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Active
POLWART, Douglas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Craig→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-04-16 · resigned 2017-03-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge—12/02/2025—
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge1 property30/01/2025—
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09