ARC-IWE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09120035 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-21
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2017-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-17
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-11-01
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    KENT, Eileen Alexandria appointed
    director
  17. 2014-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC-IWE LIMITED
  18. 2014-07-08
    ➕
    MURGATROYD, Edward appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-08
    ➕
    MURGATROYD, Edward Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chris Murgatroyd
Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Cheribourne House 45a Station Road
Willington
Bedford
MK44 3QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MURGATROYD, Edward→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-08
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KENT, Eileen Alexandria→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-01
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Active
MURGATROYD, Edward Christopher→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-07-08
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Recent filings (30 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27