ARCANE SUBSEA LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £63.1k |
| Current assets | £39.9k |
| Net assets | £63.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-11➕LOGAN, Rebecca Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-03-11➖LOGAN, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18➕LOGAN, Andrew Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCANE SUBSEA LIMITED
- 2022-05-27➕LOGAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-05-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Louise Logan Individual · British · DOB 08/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2025 |
Mr Andrew Robert Logan Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Loganceased 11/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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