ARCEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED

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04346059 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-31
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 24.4y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£144k£289k£433k£577k£721kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£731.7k
Current assets—£238.0k
Cash—£4.3k
Debtors—£228.7k
Net assets—£721.4k
Average employees15—

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2022-10-26
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    Charge satisfied #5
  8. 2022-03-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2022-03-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-03-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2022-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #9
  12. 2022-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #8
  13. 2022-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #7
  14. 2022-03-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2022-02-22
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  16. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2021-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-31
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2018-07-27
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Folk Nominee Limited
  23. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-03-17
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Folk Nominee LTD
  25. 2017-03-17
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Folk Nominee Limited
  26. 2017-02-13
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    Charge satisfied #4
  27. 2015-07-16
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  28. 2014-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2014-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2014-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2014-02-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  32. 2013-11-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rachel Katherine Jellard
  33. 2013-10-25
    ➖
    JELLARD, Rachel Katherine resigned
    secretary
  34. 2013-10-25
    ➖
    JELLARD, Rachel Katherine resigned
    director
  35. 2003-04-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2002-05-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 2002-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2001-12-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
  39. 2001-12-31
    ➕
    JELLARD, Richard Mark appointed
    director
  40. 2001-12-31
    ➕
    JELLARD, Rachel Katherine appointed
    secretary
  41. 2001-12-31
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2001-12-31
    ➕
    JELLARD, Rachel Katherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Richard Mark Jellard
Individual · English · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
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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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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

The Wheelhouse
West Wharf
Mevagissey
Cornwall
PL26 6UJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JELLARD, Richard Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JELLARD, Rachel Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2013-10-25
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
JELLARD, Rachel Katherine→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2013-10-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/02/2022—
satisfied
Folk Nominee
Folk Nominee Limited
A registered charge2 properties27/07/201817/03/2022
satisfied
Folk Nominee
Folk Nominee LTD
A registered charge1 property17/03/201717/03/2022
satisfied
Folk Nominee
Folk Nominee Limited
A registered charge1 property17/03/201717/03/2022
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/07/2015—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property19/02/201426/10/2022
satisfied
Rachel Katherine Jellard / Union Pension Trustees / Richard Mark Jellard
Rachel Katherine Jellard / Union Pension Trustees Limited / Richard Mark Jellard
A registered charge1 property25/11/201313/02/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge3 properties01/04/200318/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/05/200218/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property15/02/200218/10/2014
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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-10-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14