A ARC INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13314786 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£23.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,094
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,317 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£23k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£23.1k£26.4k
Current assets£28.8k£60.0k
Net assets£23.1k£26.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-04-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-06-02
    ARCIELLO, Gabriella appointed
    director
  12. 2021-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A ARC INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  14. 2021-04-06
    ARCIELLO, Emilio Lucca appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emilio Lucca Arciello
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2021
Ms Gabriella Arciello
Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

4 Storth Avenue
Sheffield
S10 3HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARCIELLO, Emilio Lucca
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-04-06
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Active
ARCIELLO, Gabriella
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-06-02
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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-02