ARCTIC HARDWARE UK LIMITED
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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £284.0k | £207.2k |
| Current assets | £442.2k | £291.6k |
| Cash | £155.4k | £87.5k |
| Debtors | £95.1k | — |
| Net assets | £251.9k | £142.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCTIC HARDWARE UK LIMITED
- 2014-10-22➕GRAHAM, Daniel appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-22➕GRAHAM, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Megan Elizabeth Caroline Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2020 |
Mr Daniel Stephen Graham Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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