ARK VENTURES UK LTD
🌳Matureactive
07985161 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£52.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £52,300
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£61k
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 118% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.5k | £56.4k |
| Current assets | £61.1k | £57.4k |
| Cash | £61.1k | — |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £52.3k | £24.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-01-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Dencora Construction Limited
- 2013-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2012-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ARK VENTURES UK LTD
- 2012-03-12➕KELLY, Aaron David appointeddirector
- 2012-03-12➕KELLY, Rachel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron David Kelly Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/03/2017 |
Mrs Rachel Kelly Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AJIRO TECH LTD→ 16788601 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
The Annexe
Tolye Road
Norwich
NR5 9PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KELLY, Aaron David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-12
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KELLY, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dencora Construction Dencora Construction Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 10/01/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/01/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-02