ARK OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
02795330 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-148.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 30.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £147,985
Very low cash
Cash position: £28
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£148k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£28
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£148k-£118k-£88k-£58k-£28k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-148.0k£-115.3k
Current assets£28£2.2k
Cash£28£1.9k
Debtors—£279
Net assets£-148.0k£-142.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-12-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2015-01-05
    ➖
    DAKERS, Michael resigned
    director
  19. 2011-08-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2011-05-17
    ➕
    CHARLTON, Neil appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    FAULDER, Geoffrey resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    FAULDER, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  23. 2008-08-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1996-01-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1993-09-15
    ➕
    FAULDER, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-09-15
    ➕
    FAULDER, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  27. 1993-08-19
    ➖
    DEVINE, Gerald resigned
    secretary
  28. 1993-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ARK OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  29. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    DEVINE, Gerald appointed
    secretary
  30. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1993-03-03
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    DAKERS, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neal Charlton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1993-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Englands Lane Business Centre 47 Englands Lane
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 6BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CHARLTON, Neil→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-05-17
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Active
DEVINE, Gerald→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 1993-08-19
Resigned
FAULDER, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-15 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 1993-03-03
Resigned
DAKERS, Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 2015-01-05
Resigned
FAULDER, Geoffrey→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-09-15 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/11/2015—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/08/2011—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/08/2008—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property18/01/1996—
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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14