ARC ELECTRICAL (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04296499 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£29.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.6 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,146
Very low cash
Cash position: £-22070

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
-£22k
Net Worth
£29k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£22k-£12k-£2k£9k£19k£29kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£-22.1k—
Net assets£29.1k—
Average employees—400

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.

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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Sarah Louise resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-30
    ➖
    CLARK, Sarah Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-11-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2001-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC ELECTRICAL (UK) LIMITED
  22. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    CLARK, John Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Sarah Louise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    CLARK, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    READYMADE NOMINEES LTD. resigned
    corporate-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

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
Mr John Anthony Clark
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 9a Malt Kilns Industrial Estate
Mill Street
Norton
North Yorkshire
YO17 9HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CLARK, John Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Sarah Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-01
Resigned
READYMADE SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
CLARK, Sarah Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
READYMADE NOMINEES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/11/2010—
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-29