ARCTIC UK BIDCO LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16729705 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-19
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (45/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-03➕LAMONACA, Filippo appointeddirector
- 2025-11-03➕LASSITER, JR., James E. appointeddirector
- 2025-11-03➕MORGAN, Gary appointeddirector
- 2025-11-03➖TELLER, Matthew Benjamin resigneddirector
- 2025-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-22➖ABD, George Anis resigneddirector
- 2025-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCTIC UK BIDCO LIMITED
- 2025-09-19➕ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-09-19➕ABD, George Anis appointeddirector
- 2025-09-19➕TELLER, Matthew Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2025-09-19📄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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ABD, George Anis resigned 2025-10-22; TELLER, Matthew Benjamin resigned 2025-11-03
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-19
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: —
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
ELEMENTAL COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-09-19
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LAMONACA, Filippo→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-11-03
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LASSITER, JR., James E.→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-11-03
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MORGAN, Gary→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-03
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ABD, George Anis→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-19 · resigned 2025-10-22
TELLER, Matthew Benjamin→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-19 · resigned 2025-11-03
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Recent filings (8 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-19