ARKAS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02253624 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£731.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £731,570
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£71k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£732k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£602k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.08M | £1.21M |
| Current assets | £601.8k | £719.0k |
| Cash | £70.9k | £104.8k |
| Debtors | £419.5k | £448.8k |
| Net assets | £731.6k | £713.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07➖STREETER, Barbara Lillian Rose resigneddirector
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-02-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mrs B L R Streeter
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-11-15🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-08➕STREETER, Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2010-11-08➖STREETER, Roy Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-08➖STREETER, Roy Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2005-09-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Roy Kenneth Streeter
- 2005-09-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2005-06-13➕STREETER, Barbara Lillian Rose appointeddirector
- 2005-06-13➕STREETER, Roy Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2004-12-31➖STREETER, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2003-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-12-03➖STREETER, Barbara Lilian Rose resigneddirector
- 1999-12-03➖STREETER, Roy Kenneth resigneddirector
- 1988-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ARKAS LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Streeter Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 04/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120
Registered office
Headcorn Road
Sutton Valence
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 3EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
Active
Active
STREETER, Roy Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2010-11-08
STREETER, Barbara Lillian Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2025-10-07
STREETER, Barbara Lilian Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 1999-12-03
STREETER, Roy Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2010-11-08
STREETER, Roy Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1999-12-03
STREETER, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 2004-12-31
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mrs B L R Streeter | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/02/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Roy Kenneth Streeter | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/2005 | 15/11/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/2005 | 24/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/12/2003 | 27/02/2024 |
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Recent filings (109 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06