ARK (ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC334859 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-05
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47620
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-01
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-07-13
    ➕
    BLACKIE, Janet Hamilton appointed
    director
  15. 2018-07-13
    ➖
    MACGREGOR, John Black resigned
    director
  16. 2018-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2007-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARK (ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS) LIMITED
  20. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    BLACKIE, Janet Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, John Black appointed
    director
  24. 2007-12-05
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janet Hamilton Blackie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Black Macgregorceased 30/11/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47620 — SIC 47620

Registered office

1484 Paisley Road West 1484 Paisley Road West
Glasgow
G52 1SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BLACKIE, Janet Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKIE, Janet Hamilton→
director · ~82y · appointed 2018-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
MACGREGOR, John Black→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2018-07-13
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-12-05 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18