ARK CMCS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13584612 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,197
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 457% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.2k | £753 |
| Current assets | £12.2k | £6.4k |
| Net assets | £4.2k | £753 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARK CMCS LIMITED
- 2021-08-25➕AHMED, Gul Nawaz appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25➕HUSSAIN, Mohammed Reza appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gul Nawaz Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2021 |
Mr Reza Mohammed Hossein Individual · British · DOB 05/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Sugar Mills Business Park
Oakhurst Avenue
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 7HL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
AHMED, Gul Nawaz→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Reza→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (10 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-25