ARCHWAY OCEAN UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01546101 · ltd · incorporated 1981-02-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£156
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -79% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £156
Very low cash
Cash position: £93
Net assets shrinking
Down £206 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 79% YoY
Cash YoY
-79%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£93
↓ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£156
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£88£177£265£354£442Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£156£362
Cash£93£442
Net assets£156£362

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
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-06-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    HAMILL, Damian resigned
    director
  5. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-03-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2020-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-06
    ➕
    HAMILL, Damian appointed
    director
  20. 2005-06-22
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Tara Vita appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-06-21
    ➖
    WARREN, Andrew Mark resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-04-04
    ➖
    HAMILL, Josephine Claire resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-04-04
    ➕
    WARREN, Andrew Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-04-04
    ➖
    HAMILL, Sheridan George resigned
    director
  25. 1995-07-01
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Nicholas resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-07-01
    ➕
    HAMILL, Josephine Claire appointed
    secretary
  27. 1994-11-01
    ➖
    AUSTIN, Nicholas resigned
    director
  28. 1994-11-01
    ➕
    HAMILL, Sheridan George appointed
    director
  29. 1981-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHWAY OCEAN UK LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Josephine Claire Hamill
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Damian Hamillceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated1981-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 2.02 High Weald House
Glovers End
Bexhill
East Sussex
TN39 5ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

AUSTIN, Tara Vita→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILL, Josephine Claire→
director · ~72y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Nicholas→
secretary · resigned 1995-07-01
Resigned
HAMILL, Josephine Claire→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 1997-04-04
Resigned
WARREN, Andrew Mark→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-04 · resigned 2005-06-21
Resigned
AUSTIN, Nicholas→
director · ~77y · resigned 1994-11-01
Resigned
HAMILL, Damian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-07-06 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
HAMILL, Sheridan George→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1997-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (126 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16