ARIEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.61M | £1.38M |
| Current assets | £555.6k | £108.0k |
| Cash | £555.6k | £80.7k |
| Debtors | — | £27.3k |
| Net assets | £479.2k | £248.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-16📄termination-director-companyofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-15➖HANSES, Mika-Rose resigneddirector
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2015-10-07➕BENCE, Dennis Thomas appointeddirector
- 2015-10-07➕HANSES, Mika-Rose appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dennis Thomas Bence Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Mika-Rose Hanses Individual · Swedish · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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