ARC ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £18.7k | £18.5k |
| Current assets | £50.5k | £56.5k |
| Cash | £261 | £5.0k |
| Debtors | £50.2k | £51.5k |
| Net assets | £18.7k | £18.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-05-18📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-08➖ASHBROOK, David resigneddirector
- 2022-09-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-07➖WALKER, Anthony Mark resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ARC ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2018-04-20➕ASHBROOK, Clare Catherine appointeddirector
- 2018-04-20➕ASHBROOK, George Henry appointeddirector
- 2018-04-20➕ASHBROOK, David appointeddirector
- 2018-04-20➕WALKER, Anthony Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Clare Catherine Ashbrook Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/04/2018 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Ashbrookceased 30/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr George Henry Ashbrookceased 30/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Anthony Mark Walkerceased 07/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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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