SAFE ARC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC710744 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£62.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
29 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £62,546

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£63k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£90kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-152023-12-15
Total assets£63.0k£47.5k
Current assets£90.5k£68.5k
Net assets£62.5k£47.2k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2022-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2022-04-04
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    BRAMHALL, Nicholas James appointed
    director
  23. 2021-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As SAFE ARC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  24. 2021-09-28
    ➕
    MARTIN, Calum James Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas James Bramhall
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/04/2022
Mr Calum James Russell Martin
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

45 Cowane Street
Stirling
FK8 1JW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last made up to: 2024-12-15
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRAMHALL, Nicholas James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Calum James Russell→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-03