AARK LONDON LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
09600462 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-20
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£-303.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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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 69/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £303,188

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£303k
Current Assets
£406k
Current Liabilities
-£303k-£161k-£20k£122k£264k£406kMar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Total assets£-303.2k
Current assets£405.6k
Net assets£-303.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-02-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARK LONDON LIMITED
  18. 2015-05-20
    MANDIC, Gordana appointed
    director
  19. 2015-05-20
    TYLER, Peter Christopher Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gordana Mandic
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
2550%
25-50% shares29/06/2016
Mr Peter Christopher Charles Tyler
Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
2550%
25-50% shares29/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

346 Fulham Road
London
SW10 9UH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MANDIC, Gordana
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active
TYLER, Peter Christopher Charles
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-05
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-03