ARCLID.COM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04201423 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-18
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £29,966

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£30.0k£22.4k
Current assets—£22.4k
Net assets£30.0k£22.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 address
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-10
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    SMITH, Alan James resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCLID.COM LIMITED
  18. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    NORBURY, Benjamin Joseph Eyton appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    NORBURY, Benjamin Joseph Eyton appointed
    director
  20. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-04-18
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Alan James appointed
    director
  23. 2001-04-18
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-04-18
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ben Norbury
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

53 Scarfell Crescent
Davenham
Northwich
CW9 8XD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NORBURY, Benjamin Joseph Eyton→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORBURY, Benjamin Joseph Eyton→
director · ~43y · appointed 2001-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2001-04-18
Resigned
SMITH, Alan James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2026-05-10
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-18 · resigned 2001-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-03