ARKTEK GROUP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09877542 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-69.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £69,791
Net assets shrinking
Down £281,753 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 50% YoY
Cash YoY
-50%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£337k
↓ 50% YoY
Net Worth
-£70k
↓ 133% YoY
Current Assets
£910k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.3k | £308.5k |
| Current assets | £910.0k | £600.7k |
| Cash | £337.3k | £680.9k |
| Debtors | £193.0k | £-459.9k |
| Net assets | £-69.8k | £212.0k |
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 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-10➖BEWICK, Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-04➕RICHARDSON, David appointeddirector
- 2020-12-24➖JONES, Nigel Scott resigneddirector
- 2015-12-11➕BEWICK, Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-12-11➖JONES, Melanie Jane Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2015-12-01➕JONES, Nigel Scott appointeddirector
- 2015-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ARKTEK GROUP LIMITED
- 2015-11-18➕JONES, Melanie Jane Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Richardson Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/01/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark Bewickceased 10/12/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mr Nigel Jonesceased 24/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · SR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB TRADERS LIMITED→ 05754809 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ADUBIARO FOODS LTD→ 13026961 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJH SUNDERLAND LTD→ 13788615 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALPHATEC P.F.E. LIMITED→ 05419826 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ARKTEK INSULATION LIMITED→ 10785831 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| B. D. PLASTICS LIMITED→ 03517913 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| BORNA LTD→ 16486701 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| C K AFRIQUE LTD→ 16352438 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| C SPURR LTD→ 14667916 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CAITLYN JULIE LIMITED→ 16804615 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTO CLOTHING LTD→ 09181791 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CHELTON PRODUCTS LTD→ 15608818 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740
Registered office
Unit Jc9 Jupiter Centre
North East Business & Innovation Centre
Sunderland
SR5 2TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
RICHARDSON, David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEWICK, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-12-11 · resigned 2025-12-10
JONES, Melanie Jane Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2015-12-11
JONES, Nigel Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-24
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Recent filings (43 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03