ARKS PROJECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04100886 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£645.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £645,010
Net assets shrinking
Down £173,473 YoY
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£56k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£645k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.01M | £1.21M |
| Current assets | £61.6k | £212.0k |
| Cash | £56.0k | £89.1k |
| Debtors | £5.6k | £123.0k |
| Net assets | £645.0k | £818.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-07-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-28➕PERKINS, Kelly appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-28➖PERKINS, Adam Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2002-06-30➖PERKINS, Stuart Charles resigneddirector
- 2001-01-31➕PERKINS, Adam Thomas appointeddirector
- 2001-01-31➕PERKINS, Robin Stuart appointeddirector
- 2001-01-31➕PERKINS, Adam Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2001-01-31➖WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-01-31➕PERKINS, Stuart Charles appointeddirector
- 2001-01-31➖WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARKS PROJECTS LTD
- 2000-11-02➕WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-02➕WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
2 Orchard Place
Nottingham Business Park
Nottingham
NG8 6PX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
PERKINS, Adam Thomas→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2001-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PERKINS, Robin Stuart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2001-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PERKINS, Adam Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2022-03-28
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2001-01-31
PERKINS, Stuart Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-01-31 · resigned 2002-06-30
WILLOUGHBY CORPORATE REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2001-01-31
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Recent filings (91 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-06