ARCADE BELTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10474524 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-11
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 7.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees300300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2019-10-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2019-05-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-05-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-05-16
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  17. 2019-05-16
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  18. 2019-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  19. 2019-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  20. 2019-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-02-02
    ➕
    TOWNSEND, Cody appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-15
    ➕
    QUEEN, Tristan appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-15
    ➖
    BRONKIE, David Treble resigned
    director
  24. 2018-02-28
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    BRONKIE, David Treble appointed
    director
  25. 2017-02-22
    ➖
    BRONKIE, David resigned
    director
  26. 2017-02-22
    ➖
    QUEEN, Tristan resigned
    director
  27. 2016-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCADE BELTS LIMITED
  28. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    CALDWELL, Peter William appointed
    director
  29. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    BRONKIE, David appointed
    director
  30. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    QUEEN, Tristan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Arcade Belts Inc holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Arcade Belts Inc
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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ARCADE BELTS LIMITED
This company · 10474524

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arcade Belts Inc
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter William Caldwellceased 01/03/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

Unit 7, Sonar Portsmouth
Limberline Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5GR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CALDWELL, Peter William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QUEEN, Tristan→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOWNSEND, Cody→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRONKIE, David Treble→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-02-28 · resigned 2018-10-15
Resigned
BRONKIE, David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-02-22
Resigned
QUEEN, Tristan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-02-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/05/2019—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/05/2019—
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Recent filings (37 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16