ARROW SUBSEA LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.6k | £191.3k |
| Current assets | £63.9k | £374.9k |
| Cash | £20.1k | £310.2k |
| Debtors | £43.8k | £64.7k |
| Net assets | £24.6k | £191.3k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-10-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-10-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-07-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARROW SUBSEA LIMITED
- 2016-07-19➕CRUICKSHANK, John Derek appointeddirector
- 2016-07-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Derek Cruickshank Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
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