ARCO2 ARCHITECTURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04962744 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-13

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£103.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £103,732

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£61k

Net Worth

£104k

↑ 25% YoY

Current Assets

£151k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£113.9k	£87.9k
Current assets	£151.3k	£172.5k
Cash	£61.3k	—
Debtors	£90.0k	—
Net assets	£103.7k	£82.9k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-07-26
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accounts · AA
2026-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
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accounts · AA
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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officers · AP01
2025-02-13
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capital · SH01
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
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ARMSTRONG, Lisa appointed
director
2024-10-09
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DAVIS, Katie appointed
director
2024-10-09
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DAVIS, Kelly Emma appointed
director
2024-10-09
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DAVIS, Matt appointed
director
2023-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
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mortgage · MR04
2022-02-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-10
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accounts · AA
2016-08-12
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PENK, Martin Andrew resigned
director
2014-01-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2003-11-13
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Company incorporated
As ARCO2 ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
2003-11-13
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ARMSTRONG, Ian James appointed
secretary
2003-11-13
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ARMSTRONG, Ian James appointed
director
2003-11-13
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DAVIS, Nathan John appointed
director
2003-11-13
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PENK, Martin Andrew appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

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

clean

No 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 Matthew Davis Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/01/2025
Mr Ian James Armstong Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Nathan John Davis Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-11-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Arco2 House

Boundary Road

Dunmere

Bodmin Cormwall

PL31 2RX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06