ARC MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05945178 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£339.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28490
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £339,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,484 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£339k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£341k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £569.2k | £586.5k |
| Current assets | £341.0k | £352.1k |
| Cash | £11.5k | £16.9k |
| Debtors | £324.5k | £330.3k |
| Net assets | £339.1k | £340.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-07-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11➖WANDS, Chris resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-11➖WANDS, Chris resigneddirector
- 2017-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2006-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARC MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2006-09-25➕READE, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2006-09-25➕WANDS, Chris appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-25➕WANDS, Chris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Scorpion Precision Tooling Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scorpion Precision Tooling Uk Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ARC MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · 05945178
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scorpion Precision Tooling Uk Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/05/2017 |
Mr Nicholas James Reade Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Chris Wandsceased 06/04/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS LTD→ 16591809 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANSELLS CARPENTRY & RENOVATIONS LTD→ 15335341 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARC CNC LIMITED→ 12331672 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARCHER CARPENTRY SERVICES LIMITED→ 09740688 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARCHITECTURAL & METAL SYSTEMS (UK) LTD→ 12889179 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ARKON SERVICES LIMITED→ 10510691 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AROMI INVESTMENTS LTD→ 12370077 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARRANGE SPACES LTD→ 12266521 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARTIA CONTRACTING LTD→ 17120081 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28490 — SIC 28490
Registered office
13 Station Road
Cam
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 5NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
READE, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WANDS, Chris→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2017-05-11
WANDS, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-09-25 · resigned 2017-05-11
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2025 | 12/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/11/2023 | 23/12/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/07/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10