ARK COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09680840 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£223.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.9y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £223,052
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£223k
Current Assets
£84k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £337.1k |
| Current assets | £83.9k |
| Net assets | £223.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ARK COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2015-07-10➕KELLETT, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2015-07-10➕KELLETT, Richard Lloyd appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard Lloyd Kellett Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2016 |
Mrs Rebecca Kellett Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95110 — Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Registered office
Unit 4 Escrick Business Park
Escrick
York
YO19 6FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KELLETT, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-07-10
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KELLETT, Richard Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-10
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/07/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-15