ARCADIA MINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14550264 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
13 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-31
    SHEIKH, Jawad Amin resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-01-06
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2022-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCADIA MINING LIMITED
  12. 2022-12-20
    SHEIKH, Assad Amin appointed
    director
  13. 2022-12-20
    SHEIKH, Jawad Amin appointed
    director
  14. 2022-12-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-31: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Assad Amin Sheikh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jawad Amin Sheikhceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

A6 Kingfisher House Kingsway
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHEIKH, Assad Amin
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-12-20
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Active
SHEIKH, Jawad Amin
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-12-20 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-20