ARK ATVS LTD
🌳Matureactive
04831232 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,017,009
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£147k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.02M | £1.01M |
| Current assets | £1.11M | £1.23M |
| Cash | £147.2k | £215.5k |
| Debtors | £946.9k | £855.9k |
| Net assets | £1.02M | £1.01M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-02-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-22➕WESTWOOD, James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-02-22➖BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-22➖BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan resigneddirector
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-07-22➕BLOMFIELD-RICHARDS, Robert Alistair appointeddirector
- 2003-07-22➕BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-22➕BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan appointeddirector
- 2003-07-16➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-16➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-07-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ARK ATVS LTD
- 2003-07-14➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-07-14➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Group structure
Ark Atvs Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ark Atvs Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARK ATVS LTD
This company · 04831232
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ark Atvs Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/02/2024 |
Mrs Katherine Joan Blomfield Richards Individual · American · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/02/2024 |
Mr Robert Alistair Blomfield-Richards Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
Woolshed Close
Wheddon Cross
Minehead
TA24 7DT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BLOMFIELD-RICHARDS, Robert Alistair→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WESTWOOD, James Thomas→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2024-02-22
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2003-07-16
BLOMFIELD RICHARDS, Katherine Joan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2024-02-22
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2003-07-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10