ARC-GEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00551397 · ltd · incorporated 1955-07-01
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 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 37.4y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£15.0k£15.0k
Current assets£15.0k£15.0k
Debtors£15.0k—
Net assets£15.0k£15.0k

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  3. 2024-12-12
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  4. 2023-12-21
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  5. 2022-12-07
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  6. 2022-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-02-06
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    MORRIS, Christopher William appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-31
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    MORRIS, Timothy James resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2016-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2010-09-01
    ➕
    O'LOUGHLIN, Lyndsey Patricia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    HODGKINS, Mark Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    HATCHER, William Hugh resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    HODGKINS, Mark Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-09
    ➖
    FOSTON, Vernon Marchal resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    HATCHER, William Hugh appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-02-09
    ➖
    MORRIS, William Henry Clifford resigned
    director
  25. 2004-07-19
    ➖
    GODDARD, David Wyatt resigned
    director
  26. 2003-01-07
    ➖
    MORRIS, Andrew William resigned
    director
  27. 1999-01-22
    ➕
    MORRIS, Robin Clifford appointed
    director
  28. 1999-01-18
    ➖
    KETTEL, Christopher John resigned
    director
  29. 1999-01-18
    ➖
    NEWTON, Richard John resigned
    director
  30. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    FOSTON, Vernon Marchal appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-07-01
    ➖
    NEWTON, Richard John resigned
    secretary
  32. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    GODDARD, David Wyatt appointed
    director
  33. 1997-07-01
    ➖
    LUTON, Paul Emmett resigned
    director
  34. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Andrew William appointed
    director
  35. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, Timothy James appointed
    director
  36. 1997-07-01
    ➕
    MORRIS, William Henry Clifford appointed
    director
  37. 1997-07-01
    ➖
    NEWTON, Charles Roger resigned
    director
  38. 1995-10-01
    ➕
    LUTON, Paul Emmett appointed
    director
  39. 1995-04-30
    ➖
    VERNON, Stanley Fred resigned
    director
  40. 1989-03-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  41. 1955-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARC-GEN LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 71 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

Morris & Company (Shrewsbury) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Morris & Company (Shrewsbury) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARC-GEN LIMITED
This company · 00551397

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
Morris & Company (Shrewsbury) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1955-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Morris Building
Welsh Bridge
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

O'LOUGHLIN, Lyndsey Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Christopher William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Robin Clifford→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOSTON, Vernon Marchal→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2005-02-09
Resigned
HATCHER, William Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
HODGKINS, Mark Nicholas→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
NEWTON, Richard John→
secretary · resigned 1997-07-01
Resigned
GODDARD, David Wyatt→
director · ~88y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2004-07-19
Resigned
KETTEL, Christopher John→
director · ~85y · resigned 1999-01-18
Resigned
LUTON, Paul Emmett→
director · ~90y · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 1997-07-01
Resigned
MORRIS, Andrew William→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2003-01-07
Resigned
MORRIS, Timothy James→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
MORRIS, William Henry Clifford→
director · ~88y · appointed 1997-07-01 · resigned 2005-02-09
Resigned
NEWTON, Charles Roger→
director · ~79y · resigned 1997-07-01
Resigned
NEWTON, Richard John→
director · ~82y · resigned 1999-01-18
Resigned
VERNON, Stanley Fred→
director · ~95y · resigned 1995-04-30
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
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/03/1989—
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Recent filings (130 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-07