ARCH2 LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCH2 LIMITED
- 2023-11-28➕COOK, Antony John Reece appointeddirector
- 2023-11-28➕WHIFFEN, Christopher Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-11-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Thomazina Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomazina Trust Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/02/2024 |
Antony John Reece Cook Individual · English · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Mark Whiffenceased 28/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Antony John Reece Cookceased 28/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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