ARC FABRICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01360755 · ltd · incorporated 1978-03-31

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£522.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 13910

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

13990SIC 13990

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.5y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 38.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (8 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £522,175

Net assets shrinking

Down £157,239 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 43% YoY

Cash YoY

-43%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£423k

↓ 43% YoY

Net Worth

£522k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Assets

£2.1m

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£522.2k	£706.0k
Current assets	£2.09M	£2.72M
Cash	£423.0k	£738.3k
Debtors	£1.67M	£1.87M
Net assets	£522.2k	£679.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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DASSU, Aisha appointed
director
2021-11-01
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DASSU, Faiza Yakoob appointed
director
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-24
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DASSU, Aniz Yakub appointed
director
2020-10-24
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DASSU, Yakoob Mussa resigned
director
2020-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-08-04
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-03-12
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-03-12
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-20
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DASSU, Feroz David appointed
director
2020-01-20
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DASSU, Abdul Hak Yusuf resigned
director
2019-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-06-18
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DASSU, Mahommed Daud appointed
director
2017-09-25
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-01-10
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DASSU, Daud Mussa resigned
director
2016-03-08
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Charge satisfied #4
2016-02-01
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DASSU, Shiraz Daud appointed
secretary
2016-02-01
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DASSU, Shiraz Daud appointed
director
2016-02-01
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DASSU, Zunaid appointed
director
2016-02-01
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DASSU, Yakoob Mussa appointed
director
2016-01-01
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DASSU, Daud Mussa resigned
secretary
1997-01-29
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-12-05
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Charge registered #6
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1994-03-18
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Charge satisfied #3
1993-11-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-11-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Yakoob Dassu & Ahmed Moosa
1988-06-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-06-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-01-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Abdul Hak
1978-03-31
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Company incorporated
As ARC FABRICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1978-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC13910 — SIC 13910

Registered office

36 Frederick Street

Loughborough

LE11 3BJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31