ARCT TRANSPORT LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC289885 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 16.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £2.17M |
| Current assets | — | £2.03M |
| Cash | — | £887.5k |
| Debtors | — | £1.14M |
| Net assets | — | £1.69M |
| Average employees | 17800 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-19➕WALDRON, Andrew George appointeddirector
- 2025-11-19➖TAGGART, Craig resignedsecretary
- 2025-11-19➖TAGGART, Craig resigneddirector
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-10➖RAMSAY, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2009-06-15➕WATTERS, Frank appointeddirector
- 2009-06-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
- 2005-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCT TRANSPORT LTD.
- 2005-09-05➕TAGGART, Craig appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-05➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-05➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-09-05➕RAMSAY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-09-05➕TAGGART, Craig appointeddirector
- 2005-09-05➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-09-05➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: TAGGART, Craig resigned 2025-11-19; TAGGART, Craig resigned 2025-11-19
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Frank Watters Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Jubilo (Holdings) Limitedceased 06/02/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201
Registered office
Block 6 30 Clydesmill Drive
Clydesmill Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G32 8RG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
WALDRON, Andrew George→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATTERS, Frank→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAGGART, Craig→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2025-11-19
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
RAMSAY, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2018-12-10
TAGGART, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2025-11-19
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-05 · resigned 2005-09-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Cattles Invoice Finance Cattles Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/06/2009 | 20/02/2024 |
Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07