ARCTURUS37 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15813486 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-02
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCTURUS37 LTD
- 2024-07-02➕RUSKIN-WYER, Anne Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2024-07-02➕RUSKIN-WYER, Anne Nicola appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02➕RUSKIN-WYER, Philip Bradlee, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr. Philip Bradlee Ruskin-Wyer Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/07/2024 |
Mrs Anne Nicola Ruskin-Wyer Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/07/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 2 Uffcott Farm
Uffcott
Swindon
SN4 9NB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-15
Last: 2026-07-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
RUSKIN-WYER, Anne Nicola→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-07-02
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RUSKIN-WYER, Anne Nicola→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-02
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RUSKIN-WYER, Philip Bradlee, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-07-02
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Recent filings (9 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-02