ARC BROKER SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11224505 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£18.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,540
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,807 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£11k£17k£23k£28kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£19.2k£24.0k
Current assets£19.4k£28.2k
Net assets£18.5k£23.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
    JACKSON, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  5. 2024-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-11
    JACKSON, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC BROKER SERVICES LIMITED
  15. 2018-02-26
    JACKSON, Melanie appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

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
Ms Melanie Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence26/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Unit 6, Blackthorn Way, Five Mile Business Park
Washingborough
Lincoln
LN4 1BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON, Melanie
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-02-26
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Active
JACKSON, Mark Richard
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-11 · resigned 2024-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-25