ARCA SHIPPING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05480773 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 20.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 20.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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officers · AP01
2025-08-29
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officers · AP03
2025-08-29
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officers · TM01
2025-08-29
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officers · TM02
2025-08-20
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EXLEY, Steven James appointed
secretary
2025-08-20
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EXLEY, Steven James appointed
director
2025-08-20
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WINTER, Paul Richard resigned
secretary
2025-08-20
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WINTER, Paul Richard resigned
director
2025-06-16
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WEGENER, Elena Giorgiana appointed
director
2025-06-16
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LOWRY, Steven resigned
director
2025-06-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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officers · AP01
2025-03-21
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-21
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mortgage · MR04
2025-03-21
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mortgage · MR01
2025-03-21
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Charge satisfied #6
2025-03-21
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Charge satisfied #5
2025-03-18
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ)
2024-12-20
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accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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officers · AP01
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-22
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TAYLOR, Katy appointed
director
2024-08-22
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GREENFIELD, Keith Gordon resigned
director
2024-04-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-24
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LOWRY, Steven appointed
director
2024-04-24
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O'HARA, Andrew Neil resigned
director
2024-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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mortgage · MR01
2023-03-29
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ) as Security Agent
2023-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-04
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officers · AP01
2022-09-30
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BERG, Marcus Alarik appointed
director
2022-09-30
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LOWRY, Steven resigned
director
2021-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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WINTER, Paul Richard appointed
secretary
2021-05-20
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ANDERSON, Daniel appointed
director
2021-05-20
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COGLEY, Jason David appointed
director
2021-02-03
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WINTER, Paul Richard appointed
director
2021-02-01
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PASCOE, Jonathan resigned
secretary
2021-02-01
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PASCOE, Jonathan Mark resigned
director
2020-04-08
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HANNA, Holt William John resigned
director
2019-03-15
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-03-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab (Publ)
2019-02-27
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GREGOR, Robert John resigned
director
2019-02-27
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O'HARA, Andrew Neil appointed
director
2016-11-23
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BURROWS, John Robert resigned
director
2016-11-23
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GREENFIELD, Keith Gordon appointed
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: WINTER, Paul Richard resigned 2025-08-20; WINTER, Paul Richard resigned 2025-08-20

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Arca Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arca Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARCA SHIPPING LIMITED

This company · 05480773

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Arca Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2005-06-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Gunwharf Terminal

Gunwharf Road

Portsmouth

PO1 2LA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-24

Last: 2025-10-10