ARH CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC532556 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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, 1 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,051
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£101k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£90k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£81k£101kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£22.2k£22.2k
Current assets£89.9k£89.9k
Cash£101.3k£101.3k
Debtors£-12.4k£-12.4k
Net assets£1.1k£1.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2016-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARH CONTRACTORS LTD
  15. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    HEEPS, Anne-Marie appointed
    director
  16. 2016-04-13
    ➕
    HEEPS, Ryan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-04-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Ryan Heeps
Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Limetree Garage
Glasgow Road
Hamilton
ML3 0RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HEEPS, Anne-Marie→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-04-13
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HEEPS, Ryan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-04-13
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-19