ARCA CAPITAL LTD.

💤Zombieactive

04757444 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-08

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£35.84M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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 (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £35,836,229

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,805,901 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£36m

↓ 4.8% YoY

Current Assets

£25m

↓ 4.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£32.21M	£33.87M
Current assets	£25.47M	£26.73M
Net assets	£35.84M	£37.64M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-21
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MARKAROVI, Aleksandre, Mr. appointed
director
2024-06-21
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KALATOZISHVILI, Shota, Mr. resigned
director
2022-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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GRICE, Arthur Joseph resigned
director
2022-05-16
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KALATOZISHVILI, Shota, Mr. appointed
director
2022-01-08
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-11-30
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-18
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-03-07
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GRICE, Arthur Joseph appointed
director
2017-03-07
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PAPP, Antonis Ambrus resigned
director
2015-06-10
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CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-05-29
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PAPP, Antonis Ambrus appointed
director
2015-05-29
➖
WESTMORELAND, Jennifer Elizabeth resigned
director
2003-05-08
🏢
Company incorporated
As ARCA CAPITAL LTD.
2003-05-08
➕
CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-05-08
➕
WESTMORELAND, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-05-08
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CORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2003-05-08
➖
CORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-05-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

7 Bell Yard

London

WC2A 2JR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-22

Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MARKAROVI, Aleksandre, Mr.→

director · ~42y · appointed 2024-06-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2015-06-10

Resigned

GRICE, Arthur Joseph→

director · ~84y · appointed 2017-03-07 · resigned 2022-05-16

Resigned

KALATOZISHVILI, Shota, Mr.→

director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-16 · resigned 2024-06-21

Resigned

PAPP, Antonis Ambrus→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-29 · resigned 2017-03-07

Resigned

WESTMORELAND, Jennifer Elizabeth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2015-05-29

Resigned

CORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2003-05-08

Resigned

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