ARCA HOMES (COLLINGWOOD) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
05910066 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-18
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£10.0k
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.5y

80/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,577,000
Revenue decline
Turnover down 89% YoY
Turnover YoY
-89%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Turnover£10.0k£93.0k
Gross profit£-5.0k£85.0k
Operating profit£2.58M£72.0k
Profit before tax£2.58M—
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-02-03
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-11-06
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-03-30
    ➖
    DE HAAN, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2021-12-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-01-16
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  20. 2019-01-07
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  21. 2015-09-08
    ➖
    TUSON TAYLOR, Samantha Jayne resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-24
    ➕
    TUSON TAYLOR, Samantha Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2014-08-14
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2014-08-14
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2014-08-14
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2013-11-28
    ➕
    GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-11-28
    ➖
    LAVERY, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  28. 2013-07-16
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  29. 2010-04-06
    ➖
    AGGETT, Steven Charles resigned
    secretary
  30. 2010-04-06
    ➖
    AGGETT, Steven Charles resigned
    director
  31. 2010-04-06
    ➕
    DE HAAN, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  32. 2009-07-16
    ➕
    LAVERY, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    IRONSIDE, Stuart Ian resigned
    director
  34. 2006-12-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2006-12-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 2006-12-01
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Opus Property Finance Limited
  37. 2006-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCA HOMES (COLLINGWOOD) LIMITED
  38. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    AGGETT, Steven Charles appointed
    secretary
  39. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2006-08-18
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    AGGETT, Steven Charles appointed
    director
  42. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    IRONSIDE, Stuart Ian appointed
    director
  43. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 2006-08-18
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-02-03

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

Opus Property Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Opus Property Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARCA HOMES (COLLINGWOOD) LIMITED
This company · 05910066

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Opus Property Finance Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

37 St. Margaret's Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

GHYSEN, Samantha Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Simon Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGGETT, Steven Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2010-04-06
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
AGGETT, Steven Charles→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2010-04-06
Resigned
DE HAAN, Peter Charles→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2022-03-30
Resigned
IRONSIDE, Stuart Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
LAVERY, Andrew Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-16 · resigned 2013-11-28
Resigned
TUSON TAYLOR, Samantha Jayne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-08-24 · resigned 2015-09-08
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property01/12/200614/08/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Legal charge1 property01/12/200614/08/2014
satisfied
Opus Property Finance
Opus Property Finance Limited
Debenture1 property01/12/200614/08/2014

Recent filings (94 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-02-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-11-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31