ARC MINDSET CIC

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16259892 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-02-18
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARC MINDSET CIC
  2. 2025-02-18
    EDGE, Christine appointed
    director
  3. 2025-02-18
    STRINGER, Laura Claire appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-18
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Edge
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control18/02/2025
Mrs Laura Claire Stringer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control18/02/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

36a Ladythorn Road
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EDGE, Christine
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-02-18
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STRINGER, Laura Claire
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-18
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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-02-18