ARC PENSIONS LAW LLP

💤Zombieactive

OC398641 · llp · incorporated 2015-03-05

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.4y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, no SIC, incorporation date

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2300	1600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 3 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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SWYNNERTON, Matthew James appointed
llp-designated-member
2026-06-01
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appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-04-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2026-04-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2026-04-17
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
2026-04-01
📄
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2026-03-31
➖
ROGERS, Anna Margaret resigned
llp-designated-member
2026-03-05
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-02-11
📄
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2026-02-01
➕
FAIRHEAD, Benjamin Allen appointed
llp-designated-member
2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-03-31
➖
CONNOR, Rosalind Jane resigned
llp-designated-member
2024-03-28
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change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2024-03-05
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2022-03-31
➖
WINTON, Anne-Marie Alice resigned
llp-designated-member
2022-03-08
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-10-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
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termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-03-31
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MULLEN, Christopher Patrick resigned
llp-designated-member
2021-03-09
📄
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-01
📄
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2020-05-01
📄
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2020-05-01
📄
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2020-04-01
➕
COPESTAKE, Anna appointed
llp-designated-member
2020-01-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2017-05-01
➕
MASSARANO, Vikki Sara appointed
llp-designated-member
2017-05-01
➕
PAYNE, Elizabeth Kate appointed
llp-designated-member
2017-04-18
➕
KOLA, Jane Elizabeth Hayes appointed
llp-designated-member
2016-03-30
➖
PENSIONS LEGACY LIMITED resigned
corporate-llp-designated-member
2016-01-11
➕
CONNOR, Rosalind Jane appointed
llp-designated-member
2015-09-01
➕
MULLEN, Christopher Patrick appointed
llp-designated-member
2015-09-01
➕
WINTON, Anne-Marie Alice appointed
llp-designated-member
2015-03-05
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Company incorporated
As ARC PENSIONS LAW LLP
2015-03-05
➕
ROGERS, Anna Margaret appointed
llp-designated-member
2015-03-05
➕
PENSIONS LEGACY LIMITED appointed
corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Hayes Kola Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	—	—	control reported	01/04/2026
Mrs Elizabeth Kate Payne Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64	—	—	control reported	01/04/2026

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typellp

Incorporated2015-03-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC—

Registered office

100 Liverpool Street

London

EC2M 2AT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-19

Last: 2026-03-05