ARC & CO PRIVATE FINANCE LTD
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £220 | — |
| Current assets | £220 | — |
| Cash | £219 | — |
| Debtors | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £220 | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-19➕HORN-SMITH, Edward George appointeddirector
- 2021-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-21➖DOWLING, Daire resigneddirector
- 2018-09-21➖BATCHELOR, Leon Marcus resigneddirector
- 2018-02-27➕DOWLING, Daire appointeddirector
- 2010-01-08➕ROBINSON, Andrew Robert Charnock appointeddirector
- 2009-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ARC & CO PRIVATE FINANCE LTD
- 2009-12-29➕BATCHELOR, Leon Marcus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ehs Capital Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2025 |
Robinson Fielding Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/06/2021 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Arc & Co Group Ltdceased 21/06/2021· 75-100% shares
- Maahes Capital Ltdceased 21/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Arc & Co Holdings Limitedceased 20/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Leon Marcus Batchelorceased 13/06/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Andrew Robert Robinsonceased 06/04/2016· 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.
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