ARC MARINE LTD

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09640974 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-16
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-4.16M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -41% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,162,597
Cash draining
Cash down 41% YoY
Cash YoY
-41%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
↓ 41% YoY
Net Worth
-£4.2m
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£4.2m-£3.3m-£2.4m-£1.6m-£726k£133kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Cash£78.8k£132.7k
Net assets£-4.16M£-2.26M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    ➖
    MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-06-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-09-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2025-09-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2025-08-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Fse Fund Managers Limited
  11. 2025-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2024-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-07-31
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    WRIGHT, Stephen John resigned
    director
  16. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-09-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-08-31
    ➖
    DODDRELL, James resigned
    director
  25. 2023-07-20
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  26. 2023-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2023-07-18
    ➕
    MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2022-10-06
    ➖
    TOGHILL, Russell Anthony resigned
    director
  29. 2022-05-30
    ➖
    SMITH, David George resigned
    director
  30. 2022-01-06
    ➖
    BLACK, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  31. 2020-07-01
    ➕
    SMITH, David George appointed
    director
  32. 2019-09-13
    ➕
    BLACK, Colin Alexander appointed
    director
  33. 2019-09-13
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Stephen John appointed
    director
  34. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    TOGHILL, Russell Anthony appointed
    director
  35. 2015-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARC MARINE LTD
  36. 2015-06-16
    ➕
    BIRBECK, Thomas Henry Holland appointed
    director
  37. 2015-06-16
    ➕
    DODDRELL, James 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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Arc Marine Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Arc Marine Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ARC MARINE LTD
This company · 09640974

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arc Marine Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Henry Holland Birbeckceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Doddrellceased 10/11/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Arc Marine The Beacon
Beacon Quay
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 2BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BIRBECK, Thomas Henry Holland→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-18 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned
BLACK, Colin Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-13 · resigned 2022-01-06
Resigned
DODDRELL, James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-06-16 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
SMITH, David George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-05-30
Resigned
TOGHILL, Russell Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2022-10-06
Resigned
WRIGHT, Stephen John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-13 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Fse Fund Managers
Fse Fund Managers Limited
A registered charge1 property29/08/2025—
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Recent filings (80 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-22