ARK VENTURE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14939939 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-16
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
  • 66300Fund management activities
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
11 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-30
    LANGLEY, Nkechi resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-08-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARK VENTURE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  11. 2023-06-16
    WHITE, Daniel appointed
    director
  12. 2023-06-16
    LANGLEY, Nkechi appointed
    secretary
  13. 2023-06-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Daniel Charles White
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence31/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ark Venture Holdings Limitedceased 31/08/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

Beedings Farm Gay Street Lane
North Heath
Pulborough
RH20 2HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHITE, Daniel
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-16
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Active
LANGLEY, Nkechi
secretary · appointed 2023-06-16 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-16