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Arden university ltd
Registration Number
02450180Incorporation Date
07/12/1989Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Arden House Middlemarch Park, Coventry, West Midlands. CV3 4FJ
Website
www.arden.ac.ukAudit Fees
£473,000Secretary
Not available
Directors
Active
Professor Mary Joy Bishop (65 yrs)
Active
Arkady Etingen (46 yrs)
Active
Ms Valery Kisilevsky (41 yrs)
Active
Ms Ann Tate (76 yrs)
Active
Mr Raul Marcelo Claure (55 yrs)
Active
Mr Robert Timo Hannay (57 yrs)
Active
Mr Carl Raymond Lygo (58 yrs)
Active
Mr Andrew Weinberg (51 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Oct-22 | 31-May-23 | 31-May-24 | 31-May-25 | 30-May-26 |
| Weeks | 52 | 30 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 103913 | 94683 | 189437 | 241467 | 284931 |
| Directors Fees | 397 | 288 | 532 | 483 | 580 |
| Gross Profits | 77128 | 72510 | 147558 | 194889 | 229969 |
| Value Added | 58914 | 61774 | 120808 | 160090 | 218878 |
| Trading Profit | 21096 | 28917 | 56332 | 82241 | 135392 |
| Depreciation | 1830 | 1388 | 2917 | 3584 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 2022 | 1904 | 5687 | 8923 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 198 | 173 | 311 | 13 | 16 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 21090 | 29260 | 58791 | 87567 | 131075 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 19765 | 23120 | 43797 | 64679 | 52540 |
| Fixed Assets | 7433 | 6902 | 10660 | 10531 | 12637 |
| Intangibles | 5479 | 8330 | 17710 | 24456 | 29347 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debtors | 22284 | 47689 | 36753 | 40590 | 47896 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 58664 | 88543 | 150396 | 233366 | 295635 |
| Total Current Assets | 80948 | 136232 | 187149 | 273956 | 343531 |
| Creditors | 1448 | 2290 | 3628 | 2709 | 3676 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 11819 | 11686 | 2134 | 4313 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 46777 | 80081 | 107835 | 136220 | 163464 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 60044 | 94057 | 113597 | 143242 | 167140 |
| Net Current Assets | 20904 | 42175 | 73552 | 130714 | 176391 |
| Shareholders Funds | 33287 | 56407 | 100204 | 164883 | 217423 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 86 | 25 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 530 | 1000 | 1632 | 793 | 952 |
| Total Capital Employed | 33817 | 57407 | 101922 | 165701 | 218375 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 20.3 | 30.9 | 31.03 | 36.26 | 46 |
| Sales Growth % | 71 | -9 | 100 | 27 | 18 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 149 | 39 | 101 | 49 | 50.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 78 | 106 | 71 | 61 | 61.1874914584602 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4.6962417224714 |
| Stock Turnover | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 151 | 100 | 167 | 184 | 202.449466463415 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 86 | 65 | 107 | 122 | 155.563610518834 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 55 | 35 | 57 | 59 | 59.3361280487805 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 37818 | 32857 | 64476 | 77849 | 83485.9321646342 |
| Employees | 687 | 948 | 1131 | 1312 | 1407 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 22 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 34 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 27.5% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 5.1%.
- The company lies an excellent 4th in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- The company lies an excellent 1st in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry.
- Gross Profit Margin is 80.7% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 57.9%.
- Sales per Employee is £184,000 which is well above the industry average of £154,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. Only 5 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 36.3% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.9%.
- Formal debt of the company has increased by £2.1m, a rise of 95%.
- The Trading Stability chart shows a well below average sales return on total assets in the latest year
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- NOTE THAT SOME ACCOUNTING PERIODS ARE NOT 52 WEEKS (* INDICATES THE AFFECTED CHARTS)
- The company is among the Top 11 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £241m sales and made £87.6m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £285m and profits would rise to £131m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £241m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high
Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Oct-22 | 31-May-23 | 31-May-24 | 31-May-25 | 30-May-26 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 103913 | 94683 | 189437 | 241467 | 284931 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 21090 | 29260 | 58791 | 87567 | 131075 |
| Total Value (£000) | 133511 | 202006 | 334858 | 471277 | 748235 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 35196 | 62921 | 65123 | 75577 | 89880 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 98315 | 139085 | 269735 | 395700 | 658355 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -1910 | -6514 | 35081 | 89306 | 127543 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 131601 | 195492 | 369939 | 560583 | 875778 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
AU BIDCO LTD (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
ARDEN UNIVERSITY GMBH
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD
THE INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT LTD
ARDEN UNIVERSITY LTD, ODSTEPNY ZAVOD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 37 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1).
1 director is over 70 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £471.3m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 34% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 59% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 13%.
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