ARCHERGAS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13690104 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 58290Other software publishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.8y
60/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,132
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 1633% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 133% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.1k | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £1.26M | £540.1k |
| Cash | £3.0k | — |
| Debtors | £822.2k | — |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £123 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Wedo Trade Finance LTD
- 2022-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-10➕STEVENSON, Paul Barry appointeddirector
- 2022-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Brain Colin Smith
- 2022-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-25➕ARCHER, Joe appointeddirector
- 2022-02-25➖SMITH, Tim James Lee resigneddirector
- 2021-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHERGAS LIMITED
- 2021-10-19➕SMITH, Tim James Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARCHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joe Archer Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/02/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Tim James Lee Smithceased 25/02/2022· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Q BUTT TRADING COMPANY LTD→ 14431316 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A SROUR COMODITIES LTD→ 16385001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&R TRADING LTD→ 16625294 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTENE SATELIT UK LTD→ 15687653 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APPAREL SOURCING GROUP LTD→ 12202705 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AQUA FMCG LTD→ 16158475 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AQUATRU UK LIMITED→ 16880305 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARAN GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED→ 10681884 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ARIANA LUGGAGE LTD→ 11480496 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARISTAONE LIMITED→ 16992627 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARISTEUS LTD→ 05767064 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARISTLE LTD→ 13700485 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740
Registered office
85 Bayham Street
Camden Town
London
NW1 0AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-27
Last: 2026-07-13
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
STEVENSON, Paul Barry→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Tim James Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-10-19 · resigned 2022-02-25
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wedo Trade Finance Wedo Trade Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/11/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Brain Colin Smith | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2022 | 01/02/2023 |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-05