ARCIV LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13405394 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 3 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-05-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2022-03-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-03-01
    O'KANE, Kris resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCIV LIMITED
  19. 2021-05-18
    SMITH, Bo appointed
    director
  20. 2021-05-18
    O'KANE, Kris appointed
    director
  21. 2021-05-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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: 2026-03-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bo Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kris O'Kaneceased 01/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2021-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

122 Whinbush Road
Hitchin
SG5 1PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Bo
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-18
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Active
O'KANE, Kris
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-05-18 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-02