ARC WELDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04386065 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£78.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £78,011
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,859 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£78k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£544k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £140.1k | £129.5k |
| Current assets | £544.4k | £420.7k |
| Cash | £20.5k | £42.4k |
| Debtors | £502.2k | £358.0k |
| Net assets | £78.0k | £91.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-07-11➕HOLDEN, Paul Simon appointeddirector
- 2002-03-05➕FOWLER, Neil appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-05➕FOWLER, Neil appointeddirector
- 2002-03-05➕FOWLER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2002-03-05➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-03-05➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ARC WELDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
- 2002-03-04➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-03-04➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Fowler Individual · English · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Fowler Individual · English · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Paul Holden Individual · English · DOB 04/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Unit 7 Charlestown Ind Estate
Robinson Street
Ashton Under Lyne
Lancs
OL6 8NS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
FOWLER, Neil→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-05
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FOWLER, Paul→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-03-05
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HOLDEN, Paul Simon→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-11
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-03-05
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-03-05
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Recent filings (68 total)
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-17