ARTHUR SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC464431 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-25
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-45.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,254
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£45k
↓ 124% YoY
Current Assets
£796
↓ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-44.0k | £-16.9k |
| Current assets | £796 | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £-45.3k | £-20.2k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-09-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTHUR SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2013-11-25➕ARTHUR, Ruth Ellen appointeddirector
- 2013-11-25➕ARTHUR, Stephen Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARTHUR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ruth Ellen Arthur Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stephen Thomas Arthur Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
20 Venachar Road
Falkirk
FK1 5UP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARTHUR, Ruth Ellen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARTHUR, Stephen Thomas→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29