ARCUS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11259144 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-16
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2024-10-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2024-10-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCUS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
  19. 2018-03-16
    ➕
    BURKE, David Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-16
    ➕
    LITTLER, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-16
    ➕
    SOWERBY, Michael 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 67 — 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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

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

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Molloy Hale Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Hartshead Industrial Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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4property Consult Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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ARCUS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
This company · 11259144

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Molloy Hale Investments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/10/2019
Hartshead Industrial Services Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/10/2019
4property Consult Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2018
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Iss Property Investment Limitedceased 09/10/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr David Stephen Burkeceased 16/03/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Andrew Littlerceased 16/03/2018· significant influence
  • Mr Michael Sowerbyceased 16/03/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-03-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Glades Festival Way
Festival Park
Stoke On Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5SQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BURKE, David Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LITTLER, Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOWERBY, Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15