ARCH 35 MARKETING LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC830016 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Filings: 4 → 5
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • Deal-killer verdict: cleancomplicated
  • Filings: 45
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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 £2,481
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£6.3k
Current assets£6.3k
Net assets£2.5k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-03-27
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2024-11-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCH 35 MARKETING LIMITED
  5. 2024-11-26
    CADGER, Darren Brian appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-26
    CHARLES, Michael David appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-26
    WOOD, Vince Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2024-11-26
    WYNESS, Kevin Harrington appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael David Charles
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/11/2024
Mr Vince Paul Wood
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/11/2024
Mr Kevin Harrington Wyness
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

35 South College Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6LE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CADGER, Darren Brian
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-11-26
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Active
CHARLES, Michael David
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-26
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Active
WOOD, Vince Paul
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-11-26
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Active
WYNESS, Kevin Harrington
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-26
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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-26