ARK SEARCH GROUP LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16951269 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-08
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Quba Solutions Limited
- 2026-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ARK SEARCH GROUP LIMITED
- 2026-01-08➕FIELDING, Kieran Shaun appointeddirector
- 2026-01-08➕NEIL, Bryony Kelsey appointeddirector
- 2026-01-08📄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 0.5 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kieran Shaun Fielding Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/01/2026 |
Ms Bryony Kelsey Neil Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/01/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
Centre For Advanced Industry
Coble Dene
North Shields
NE29 6DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-08
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FIELDING, Kieran Shaun→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2026-01-08
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NEIL, Bryony Kelsey→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2026-01-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Quba Solutions Quba Solutions Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/01/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (2 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-08