ARKK CONSULTING LTD
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Cash
£5.2m
+333.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.6m
+463.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
87
+14.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£703k
-17.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,431,277 | £6,359,897 | £7,911,194 | £8,754,565 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£447,889 | -£195,496 | -£297,062 | -£404,230 | -36.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£754,042 | -£521,033 | -£599,097 | -£702,752 | -17.3% | |
| Net profit | — | -£571,687 | -£275,546 | -£426,539 | -£729,441 | -71% | |
| Cash | £418,984 | £1,713,748 | £953,071 | £1,190,080 | £5,161,306 | +333.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,621,939 | £3,131,804 | £2,975,430 | £2,896,559 | £6,585,560 | +127.4% | |
| Net assets | -£428,066 | -£1,055,701 | -£1,202,075 | -£1,260,946 | £4,585,555 | +463.7% | |
| Equity | -£428,066 | -£1,055,701 | -£1,202,075 | -£1,260,946 | £4,585,555 | +463.7% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 66 | 65 | 76 | 87 | +14.5% | |
| Wages | — | £2,951,529 | £3,662,046 | £4,819,587 | £5,012,391 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,414 | £514,902 | £670,563 | £622,128 | £631,295 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £15,646 | £20,977 | +34.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £193,200 | £196,298 | +1.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.2% | -3.1% | -3.8% | -4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -10.5% | -4.3% | -5.4% | -8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -14.3% | -6.6% | -10.3% | -6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 121.5% | 129.4% | 136.3% | 119.2% | 58.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.98x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.46x | -0.60x | -0.91x | -1.24x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on its current cash reserves and the expectation of future revenue generation, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIMSLEY, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2019-05-13 | Dec 1979 | British |
| KENNY, Clive | Director | 2022-11-28 | Oct 1985 | Irish |
| LUSTIK-COHEN, Roi | Director | 2010-02-03 | Nov 1976 | Israeli |
| RIDGWAY, Graham Paul | Director | 2021-02-12 | May 1960 | British |
| STROUD, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2022-11-28 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| METCALFE, Karen Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2009-07-09 | 2010-02-03 |
| BAKER, Alun | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2021-11-15 |
| CARROLL, Barry Patrick Ambrose | Director | 2015-12-30 | 2017-11-15 |
| GENT, Andrew David | Director | 2010-02-03 | 2019-05-13 |
| HENRY, Robert Michael | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2020-05-19 |
| HINDOCHA, Amit | Director | 2020-05-19 | 2020-09-01 |
| KIDDLE, Laurence George Lambert | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2022-11-14 |
| MAHMOOD, Amaad | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| MEAD, Matthew Sidney | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2022-11-28 |
| METCALFE, Richard James | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2021-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham House Income & Growth Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-12-31 | Active |
| Mrs Yvette Gent | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2023-01-31 | Ceased 2025-03-17 |
| Mr Richard Metcalfe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-11-15 | Ceased 2025-12-31 |
| Mr Laurence George Lambert Kiddle | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-01-01 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
| Mr Richard James Metcalfe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-10-20 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
| The Income & Growth Vct Plc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-10-20 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Bare Feet Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-10 | Ceased 2023-01-31 |
| Mr Richard James Metcalfe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Mr Andrew David Gent | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-13 |
| Mr Roi Lustik-Cohen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.