ARCA BIOLOGISTICS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14706868 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-06
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£169.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 51210SIC 51210
- 52290Other transportation support activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £169,677
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£46k
Net Worth
£170k
Current Assets
£263k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £179.7k |
| Current assets | £263.1k |
| Cash | £45.8k |
| Debtors | £208.0k |
| Net assets | £169.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-25➕GRINDALL, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-18➖GRINDALL, Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-06-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-05-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCA BIOLOGISTICS LIMITED
- 2023-03-06➕DICKINSON, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06➕KENNEDY, Bruce Macleod appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06➕WEBB, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06➕GRINDALL, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-03-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Dickinson Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 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
Incorporated2023-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Cheshire House 164 Main Road
Goostrey
Crewe
CW4 8JP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
DICKINSON, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-06
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GRINDALL, Paul→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-10-25
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KENNEDY, Bruce Macleod→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-06
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WEBB, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-06
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GRINDALL, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2023-08-18
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-06-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-06