ARSCO LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC483666 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-05
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£10.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,557

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£63k£95k£126k£158kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£24.6k£32.1k
Current assets£158.1k£155.0k
Net assets£10.6k£8.0k

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

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-12-08
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    UR-REHMAN, Attiq resigned
    director
  18. 2014-12-07
    ➕
    RASHID, Naveed appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    GARDEE, Mahmud appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARSCO LTD
  21. 2014-08-05
    ➕
    UR-REHMAN, Attiq appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Naveed Rashid
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

The Stables
Carlton Court
Glasgow
G5 9JP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GARDEE, Mahmud→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RASHID, Naveed→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-12-07
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Active
UR-REHMAN, Attiq→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-08-05 · resigned 2014-12-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-31