ARCH ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11475792 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.96M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £2,962,996
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£455k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3.0m
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£593k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.00M£2.81M
Cash£455.2k£454.2k
Net assets£2.96M£2.81M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
    HALL, Alexander Richard Congreve appointed
    secretary
  2. 2025-10-02
    HILLIER, Arnold resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-02
    HILLIER, Arnold resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-10-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2018-11-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCH ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2018-07-20
    HALL, Alexander Richard Congreve appointed
    director
  18. 2018-07-20
    HILLIER, Arnold appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-07-20
    HILLIER, Arnold appointed
    director
  20. 2018-07-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HILLIER, Arnold resigned 2025-10-02; HILLIER, Arnold resigned 2025-10-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Richard Congreve Hall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

93 The Lloyd
Hales
Market Drayton
TF9 2PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HALL, Alexander Richard Congreve
secretary · appointed 2025-10-02
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Active
HALL, Alexander Richard Congreve
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
HILLIER, Arnold
secretary · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2025-10-02
Resigned
HILLIER, Arnold
director · ~96y · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2025-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09