ARCSWOOD C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive
07767045 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02200
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-01-07
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  10. 2018-01-09
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  11. 2017-08-01
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-01-21
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    ASHTON, Philip appointed
    director
  17. 2015-01-21
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    CUMINE, Adam Wellesley resigned
    director
  18. 2015-01-21
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Sian resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-05
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    CUMINE, Robert Denis resigned
    director
  20. 2012-12-04
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    HOWELLS, Robert Warlow appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-04
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Sian appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-25
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    WILCZYNSKI, Shirley resigned
    secretary
  23. 2011-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCSWOOD C.I.C.
  24. 2011-09-08
    ➕
    WILCZYNSKI, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-09-08
    ➕
    CUMINE, Adam Wellesley appointed
    director
  26. 2011-09-08
    ➕
    CUMINE, Robert Denis appointed
    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

69/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02200 — SIC 02200

Registered office

Glan Y Mor Farm
Bush
Pembroke
Pembrokeshire
SA71 4RL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ASHTON, Philip→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWELLS, Robert Warlow→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILCZYNSKI, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2012-01-25
Resigned
CUMINE, Adam Wellesley→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned
CUMINE, Robert Denis→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2012-12-05
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Sian→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-12-04 · resigned 2015-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
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address · AD01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12