ARCADIA BUILDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06550443 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-05
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    BORTHWICK, Daniel Christopher appointed
    director
  12. 2021-05-05
    ➕
    JACOBS, Liam David appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-03-18
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    MORRISSEY, Gerard resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-18
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    MORRISSEY, Gerard resigned
    director
  21. 2008-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCADIA BUILDERS LIMITED
  22. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Garry Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MORRISSEY, Gerard appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MORRISSEY, Gerard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Garry Stephen Hutchinson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Cowton Moor House
East Cowton
Northallerton
DL7 0JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BORTHWICK, Daniel Christopher→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINSON, Garry Stephen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-04-01
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Active
JACOBS, Liam David→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRISSEY, Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned
MORRISSEY, Gerard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21