ARCTIC QUEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08379624 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-29

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

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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2024-09-12
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2023-10-17
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2022-12-09
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2021-10-19
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accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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accounts · AA
2018-10-02
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accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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address · AD01
2017-06-26
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PULLIN, Mike appointed
director
2017-06-26
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officers · AP01
2017-06-08
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accounts · AA
2017-05-31
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GODDARD-JONES, Chantelle resigned
director
2017-05-31
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officers · TM01
2016-11-16
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accounts · AA
2016-04-22
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2015-09-08
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accounts · AA
2013-03-20
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WHITE, Richard Louis resigned
director
2013-01-29
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Company incorporated
As ARCTIC QUEST LIMITED
2013-01-29
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PULLIN, Victoria Jane appointed
director
2013-01-29
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GODDARD-JONES, Chantelle appointed
director
2013-01-29
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WHITE, Richard Louis appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 69. 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 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Victoria Jane Pullin Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	17/04/2017

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

Incorporated2013-01-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Rotunda Buildings

Montpellier Exchange

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL50 1SX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PULLIN, Mike→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-06-26

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Active

PULLIN, Victoria Jane→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-29

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Active

GODDARD-JONES, Chantelle→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2017-05-31

Resigned

WHITE, Richard Louis→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-01-29 · resigned 2013-03-20

Resigned

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