ARCHER MIDCO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11964057 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 6.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-13
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  3. 2025-10-13
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2025-10-13
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2025-01-04
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-04
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  7. 2025-01-04
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  8. 2025-01-04
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  9. 2024-10-17
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    capital · SH19
  10. 2024-10-17
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  11. 2024-10-17
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  12. 2024-10-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2024-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-09-09
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-03-15
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-01-21
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  17. 2024-01-21
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  18. 2024-01-07
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    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  19. 2024-01-07
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  20. 2023-08-22
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-07-04
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    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-06-19
    RYDER, Neill Timothy resigned
    director
  23. 2021-12-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2021-12-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2021-10-21
    DAVIS, Rayhan Robin Roy resigned
    director
  26. 2019-10-03
    CASTLEDINE, Carl Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 2019-10-03
    LASHLEY, Greg appointed
    director
  28. 2019-10-03
    RYDER, Neill Timothy appointed
    director
  29. 2019-08-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Wilmington Trust (London) Limited
  30. 2019-08-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Wilmington Trust (London) Limited
  31. 2019-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHER MIDCO LIMITED
  32. 2019-04-25
    DAVIS, Rayhan Robin Roy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-10-17: legacy

Group structure

Artemis Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Artemis Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARCHER MIDCO LIMITED
This company · 11964057

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Artemis Bidco Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Archer Topco Limitedceased 21/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies

Registered office

The Maylands Building
200 Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CASTLEDINE, Carl Anthony
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-10-03
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Active
LASHLEY, Greg
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-10-03
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Active
DAVIS, Rayhan Robin Roy
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-25 · resigned 2021-10-21
Resigned
RYDER, Neill Timothy
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-03 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Wilmington Trust (London)
Wilmington Trust (London) Limited
A registered charge09/08/201922/12/2021
satisfied
Wilmington Trust (London)
Wilmington Trust (London) Limited
A registered charge09/08/201922/12/2021

Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-13
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-13
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-04
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2024-10-17
legacy
capital · SH20
2024-10-17
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2024-10-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11