AR 2021 HOLDINGS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC712708 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-20
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.1y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,209
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£10
↑ 900% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | £10 | £1 |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £4.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
17
filings
- • 8 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2026-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-01➖RASHID, Mohammed resigneddirector
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-20➕RASHID, Arfan appointeddirector
- 2025-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-18➕RASHID, Arfan appointedsecretary
- 2022-02-18➖RASHID, Arfan resigneddirector
- 2022-02-18➕RASHID, Mohammed appointeddirector
- 2021-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs AR 2021 HOLDINGS LTD
- 2021-10-20➕RASHID, Arfan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arfan Rashid Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 10/10/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mohammed Rashidceased 20/10/2025· 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mrs Maria Rashidceased 08/03/2025· board control
- Mr Arfan Rashidceased 18/02/2022· board control
- Mrs Maria Rashidceased 18/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
22 Glenpark Avenue
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 7JF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
RASHID, Arfan→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RASHID, Arfan→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-10-20 · resigned 2022-02-18
RASHID, Mohammed→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-02-18 · resigned 2026-01-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (32 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-01