ARCANA FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10458485 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£368.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £368,815

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£369k
Current Assets
£440k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£392.0k
Current assets£439.5k
Cash£5.0k
Debtors£434.5k
Net assets£368.8k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-31
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-23
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-23
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-25
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Caroline Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2018-10-25
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-11-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCANA FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2016-11-02
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Caroline Jane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-11-02
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Iain David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain David Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control02/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

100 Broad Road
Sale
M33 2ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Caroline Jane→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-02
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CRAWFORD, Caroline Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-25
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Active
CRAWFORD, Iain David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-11-02
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-24