ARBROATH HARDWARE LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (75/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.5k |
| Current assets | £501.4k |
| Cash | £2.1k |
| Debtors | £7.9k |
| Net assets | £982 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-30📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2025-07-15📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARBROATH HARDWARE LIMITED
- 2024-02-02➕AHMED, Hussan Uzair appointeddirector
- 2024-02-02📄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.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hussan Uzair Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 02/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Hussan Uzair Ahmedceased 01/04/2026· 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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