ARCADE (U K) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01199130 · ltd · incorporated 1975-02-05
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 27.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£313k£626k£939k£1.3m£1.6mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash—£449.6k
Net assets—£1.57M
Average employees3500—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    WILLIAMS, Joss appointed
    director
  4. 2024-03-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-18
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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  13. 2018-12-10
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  14. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-01-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2011-09-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2009-09-14
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    WILLIAMS, Samuel appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-25
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    BOUTTELL, David Thomas resigned
    director
  22. 2007-04-05
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    WEST, Jayne Clare resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-02-09
    ➕
    WEST, Eluned appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    WEST, Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2002-11-30
    ➖
    WEST, Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 2002-11-07
    ➖
    WEST, Eluned resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-11-07
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    WEST, Jayne Clare appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    WEST, Michael Christopher appointed
    director
  30. 1996-01-30
    ➕
    BOUTTELL, David Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 1992-05-01
    ➖
    WEST, Eluned resigned
    director
  32. 1975-02-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCADE (U K) LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher West
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Eluned West
Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael Christopher West
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1975-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Arcade House Kym Road
Bicton Industrial Park
Kimbolton
Cambridgeshire
PE28 0LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

WEST, Eluned→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-09
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Active
WEST, Christopher→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-11-29
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Active
WEST, Michael Christopher→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Joss→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Samuel→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-09-14
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Active
WEST, Eluned→
secretary · resigned 2002-11-07
Resigned
WEST, Jayne Clare→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-07 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned
BOUTTELL, David Thomas→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-01-30 · resigned 2009-03-25
Resigned
WEST, Christopher→
director · ~80y · resigned 2002-11-30
Resigned
WEST, Eluned→
director · ~84y · resigned 1992-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property23/09/201118/09/2021
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/04/199930/01/2012

Recent filings (130 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05