ARCASMA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07164553 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-22

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

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year to Feb 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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2025-10-23
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2024-11-07
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2023-03-06
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2022-10-17
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2021-10-14
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2021-01-21
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2019-04-23
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2018-03-15
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2017-05-09
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officers · TM01
2017-05-09
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officers · AP01
2017-04-28
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CHAMBERLAYNE, Rosemary Helen appointed
director
2017-04-28
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FULLERLOVE, Michael Reame resigned
director
2017-03-08
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accounts · AA
2016-03-18
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2016-02-26
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-03
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2015-12-02
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PAYNE, Mark Henry David resigned
director
2015-06-16
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HUNSTON, Paul David appointed
director
2015-06-16
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PAYNE, Mark Henry David appointed
director
2015-06-16
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W O F DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2015-06-16
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W O F DIRECTORS (NO 2) LIMITED resigned
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2010-02-22
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Company incorporated
As ARCASMA LIMITED
2010-02-22
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PROMENADE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-02-22
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FULLERLOVE, Michael Reame appointed
director
2010-02-22
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W O F DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2010-02-22
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W O F DIRECTORS (NO 2) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Quadrangle Nominees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Quadrangle Nominees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARCASMA LIMITED

This company · 07164553

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Quadrangle Nominees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2010-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Third Floor, 95 The Promenade

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL50 1HH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PROMENADE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-22

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Active

CHAMBERLAYNE, Rosemary Helen→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-04-28

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Active

HUNSTON, Paul David→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-06-16

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Active

FULLERLOVE, Michael Reame→

director · ~78y · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2017-04-28

Resigned

PAYNE, Mark Henry David→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-06-16 · resigned 2015-12-02

Resigned

W O F DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2015-06-16

Resigned

W O F DIRECTORS (NO 2) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2015-06-16

Resigned

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