ARCGROUP SPV 1 LTD

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16188940 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-05-28
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  8. 2025-05-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-05-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-05-22
    CHUNGA, Wallace appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-22
    BLACKARC GROUP LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  12. 2025-05-22
    THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigned
    director
  13. 2025-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCGROUP SPV 1 LTD
  14. 2025-01-16
    THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointed
    director
  15. 2025-01-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-05-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Blackarc Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Blackarc Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ARCGROUP SPV 1 LTD
This company · 16188940

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Blackarc Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 22/05/2025· significant influence
  • Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 22/05/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Park Road
Lynemouth
Morpeth
NE61 5XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHUNGA, Wallace
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-22
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Active
BLACKARC GROUP LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2025-05-22
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Active
THORNTON, Nuala Martine
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-01-16 · resigned 2025-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-16