ARC DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04506325 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£15.82M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46440
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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 (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £193,536

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Turnover£15.82M
Gross profit£4.17M
Profit before tax£193.5k
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2025-11-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-02-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  10. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-08-13
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-02
    ➕
    HODLER, Nicholas Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    GOLLIN, Timothy John resigned
    director
  20. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    CORCESSIN, Joel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    TOSIN, Gilles resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-03-26
    ➕
    GOLLIN, Timothy John appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-26
    ➖
    PUY, Patrick Rene Jacques resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-05
    ➖
    DEMIGNEUX, Cyrille resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    TOSIN, Gilles appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-11-04
    ➕
    DEMIGNEUX, Cyrille appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-11-04
    ➖
    RISPAIL, Jean-Paul resigned
    secretary
  28. 2013-11-04
    ➖
    IBLED, Annick Genevieve Marie-Antoinette resigned
    director
  29. 2013-11-04
    ➕
    PUY, Patrick Rene Jacques appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    RISPAIL, Jean-Paul appointed
    secretary
  31. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    VANSTEENBERGHE, Estelle resigned
    secretary
  32. 2007-09-08
    ➕
    IBLED, Annick Genevieve Marie-Antoinette appointed
    director
  33. 2007-09-07
    ➖
    DURAND, Philippe Jacques Louis Joseph resigned
    director
  34. 2005-10-18
    ➖
    DE FOUGIERES, Guillaume resigned
    director
  35. 2005-10-18
    ➕
    DURAND, Philippe Jacques Louis Joseph appointed
    director
  36. 2002-10-04
    ➕
    VANSTEENBERGHE, Estelle appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-10-04
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-10-04
    ➕
    DE FOUGIERES, Guillaume appointed
    director
  39. 2002-10-04
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2002-08-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARC DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED
  41. 2002-08-08
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-08-08
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46440 — SIC 46440

Registered office

Arc Distribution Uk Limited
Terrace Road
Pinvin
Worcestershire
WR10 2DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

CORCESSIN, Joel→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HODLER, Nicholas Peter→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEMIGNEUX, Cyrille→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2013-12-05
Resigned
RISPAIL, Jean-Paul→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2013-11-04
Resigned
TOSIN, Gilles→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
VANSTEENBERGHE, Estelle→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2002-10-04
Resigned
DE FOUGIERES, Guillaume→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2005-10-18
Resigned
DURAND, Philippe Jacques Louis Joseph→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-10-18 · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned
GOLLIN, Timothy John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-03-26 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
IBLED, Annick Genevieve Marie-Antoinette→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-09-08 · resigned 2013-11-04
Resigned
PUY, Patrick Rene Jacques→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2015-03-26
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-08 · resigned 2002-10-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—02/02/2022—
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Recent filings (91 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13