ARTHUR HOUSE (NO 6) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01486589 · ltd · incorporated 1980-03-20
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
148 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-12
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  4. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-16
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  6. 2022-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-07
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-13
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-01-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-14
    ➕
    ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2020-12-14
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    ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-17
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Rosaleen Clare appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-17
    ➖
    MASSIE, Scott Edward resigned
    director
  21. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    MASSIE, Scott Edward appointed
    director
  22. 1998-03-19
    ➖
    NICHOLL, John Francis resigned
    director
  23. 1997-02-28
    ➕
    TENON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 1997-02-28
    ➖
    GILBERT, Martin James resigned
    director
  25. 1997-01-08
    ➖
    COATES, Roger Miles resigned
    director
  26. 1993-03-05
    ➖
    ROBB, George Alan resigned
    director
  27. 1991-11-24
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    ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1991-08-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1980-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTHUR HOUSE (NO 6) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Abrdn Investments Holdings Europe Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abrdn Investments Holdings Europe Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARTHUR HOUSE (NO 6) LIMITED
This company · 01486589

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abrdn Investments Holdings Europe Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Afm Nominees Limitedceased 04/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1980-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4AG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ABRDN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Rosaleen Clare→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TENON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1991-11-24 · resigned 2020-12-14
Resigned
COATES, Roger Miles→
director · ~89y · resigned 1997-01-08
Resigned
GILBERT, Martin James→
director · ~71y · resigned 1997-02-28
Resigned
MASSIE, Scott Edward→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2017-07-17
Resigned
NICHOLL, John Francis→
director · ~84y · resigned 1998-03-19
Resigned
ROBB, George Alan→
director · ~84y · resigned 1993-03-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Letter of offset1 property29/08/1991—
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Recent filings (148 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2022-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22