ARCH COMMON LAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07856774 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-22➖GILES, David Leslie resigneddirector
- 2024-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22➕TEW, Eleanor Rosemary, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11➖FRYERS, Thomas Clayton resigneddirector
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06➕FRYERS, Thomas Clayton appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06➖MACGREGOR, Alastair Stewart resigneddirector
- 2011-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCH COMMON LAND LIMITED
- 2011-11-22➕GILES, David Leslie appointeddirector
- 2011-11-22➕MACGREGOR, Alastair Stewart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| AIASST. LTD→ 13042232 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALLISON 1956 LIMITED→ 08706713 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| AMZBARLEY TRADING CO., LTD→ 12214846 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ANALYTIK TRUSTEE LIMITED→ 16999145 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANGLIA RUSKIN STUDENTS' UNION→ 08064796 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| ANGLO DEUTSCH CONSULTING LIMITED→ 02877650 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| AOEARTH FOUNDATION LIMITED→ 16369190 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APEX CHARLIE LTD→ 10667390 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
6 The Arch 81 High Street
Bottisham
Cambridge
CB25 9BA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
TEW, Eleanor Rosemary, Dr→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRYERS, Thomas Clayton→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-04-06 · resigned 2020-09-11
GILES, David Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2025-04-22
MACGREGOR, Alastair Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2017-04-06
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-03