ARKSEN & 10% FOR THE OCEAN LTD
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.44M | £5.20M |
| Current assets | £666.5k | £3.77M |
| Cash | £67.1k | £11.5k |
| Debtors | £599.3k | £3.76M |
| Net assets | £1.44M | £5.20M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-04-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2023-12-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-06-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-05-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01➕SMITH, Jasper Dominic Christian appointeddirector
- 2020-09-01➖HICKS, Oliver Charles, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-06-10➖STAMP, David Paul resigneddirector
- 2020-06-08➕HICKS, Oliver Charles, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2020-06-08➖SMITH, Jasper Dominic Christian, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARKSEN & 10% FOR THE OCEAN LTD
- 2019-02-11➕SMITH, Jasper Dominic Christian, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-02-11➕STAMP, David Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-02-21: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uk Ff Nominees Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 03/08/2023 |
Gmv Nominees Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/02/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Paul Stampceased 10/02/2020· 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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