ARKWRIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16429531 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-06
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-20➖NORTHLEIGH INVESTMENTS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2025-06-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ARKWRIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2025-05-06➕KNOWLES, Daniel George appointeddirector
- 2025-05-06➕PRESTON, James Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-05-06➕NORTHLEIGH INVESTMENTS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2025-05-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Blackford Capital Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Blackford Capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ARKWRIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
This company · 16429531
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackford Capital Ltd Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 24/03/2026 |
Mr James Andrew Preston Individual · English · DOB 04/2000 · age 26 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/05/2025 |
Mr Daniel George Knowles Individual · British · DOB 04/1994 · age 32 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/05/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Northleigh Investments Limitedceased 24/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Northleigh Investments Ltdceased 20/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Office 138, Longbrook House New North Road
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4UD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KNOWLES, Daniel George→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRESTON, James Andrew→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-05-06
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NORTHLEIGH INVESTMENTS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2025-05-06 · resigned 2025-06-20
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-06