ARKA FREIGHT LTD

💤Zombieactive
14229269 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-12
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52243SIC 52243
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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, 4 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
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
21 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-07-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-09-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-07-08
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2025-02-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-02-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-01-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  13. 2025-01-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  14. 2025-01-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  15. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-10-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2023-10-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2022-07-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARKA FREIGHT LTD
  19. 2022-07-12
    KOPINSKI, Arkadiusz appointed
    director
  20. 2022-07-12
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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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arkadiusz Kopinski
Individual · Polish · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest12/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KOPINSKI, Arkadiusz
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-12
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-07-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-01-09
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-09
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-09