ARC-TECH ENGINEERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12876468 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-13
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31020SIC 31020
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
  • 32401SIC 32401
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,553

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£568
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-29
Total assets£-3.0k
Current assets£568
Net assets£-3.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-11-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARC-TECH ENGINEERING LTD
  15. 2020-09-13
    SIRAKI, Matthew Rafic appointed
    director
  16. 2020-09-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Rafic Siraki
Individual · English · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

29 Bluebell Grove
Burnley
BB11 5FA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SIRAKI, Matthew Rafic
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-13
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Recent filings (19 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-05