ARC & CO PRIVATE FINANCE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07113060 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-29
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£220
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £220

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£219
Net Worth
£220
Current Assets
£220
Current Liabilities
£0£44£88£132£176£220Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£220
Current assets£220
Cash£219
Debtors£1
Net assets£220
Average employees0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2024-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2022-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-08-19
    HORN-SMITH, Edward George appointed
    director
  17. 2021-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2021-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2021-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-08-21
    DOWLING, Daire resigned
    director
  22. 2018-09-21
    BATCHELOR, Leon Marcus resigned
    director
  23. 2018-02-27
    DOWLING, Daire appointed
    director
  24. 2010-01-08
    ROBINSON, Andrew Robert Charnock appointed
    director
  25. 2009-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARC & CO PRIVATE FINANCE LTD
  26. 2009-12-29
    BATCHELOR, Leon Marcus 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
  • +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

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Ehs Capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Robinson Fielding Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
ARC & CO PRIVATE FINANCE LTD
This company · 07113060

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ehs Capital Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2025
Robinson Fielding Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/06/2021
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Unit 4d, Lansbury Business Estate 102 Lower Guildford Road
Knaphill
Woking
Surrey
GU21 2EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HORN-SMITH, Edward George
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-08-19
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Active
ROBINSON, Andrew Robert Charnock
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-01-08
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Active
BATCHELOR, Leon Marcus
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-12-29 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned
DOWLING, Daire
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-02-27 · resigned 2019-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-19