ARC AND BE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08620122 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-08-19
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2015-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-04-25
    AKANBI, Abdul-Razak Olajide appointed
    director
  16. 2015-04-25
    EGUNJOBI, Augustus Babajide resigned
    director
  17. 2015-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-07-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC AND BE LIMITED
  19. 2013-07-23
    EGUNJOBI, Augustus Babajide appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul-Razak Olajide Akanbi
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares25/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

3 Grampian Place
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 6DR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AKANBI, Abdul-Razak Olajide
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-25
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Active
EGUNJOBI, Augustus Babajide
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2015-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-10