ATLANTIC ARCH LIMITED

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08805853 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£251.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £250,978

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£251k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£50k£100k£151k£201k£251kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£251.0k£251.0k
Current assets£9.2k£9.2k
Net assets£251.0k£251.0k

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-13
    ALDERMAN, Maxwell John resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-11-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-10-28
    KENEE, Steven Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2019-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-10-13
    THOMAS, Anthony James appointed
    director
  20. 2014-01-28
    KENEE, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2013-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ATLANTIC ARCH LIMITED
  22. 2013-12-06
    ALDERMAN, Maxwell John 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Gregarious Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Gregarious Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ATLANTIC ARCH LIMITED
This company · 08805853

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gregarious Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

3 Bird-In-Hand Passage
London
SE23 3FD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

THOMAS, Anthony James
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-13
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Active
ALDERMAN, Maxwell John
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-12-06 · resigned 2023-01-13
Resigned
KENEE, Steven Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-28 · resigned 2019-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10