ARCANUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£89K
+13.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£52K
+27.8% vs 2024
Employees
1
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11K
0% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The director has considered the impact of likely changes to trading conditions in the future and is satisfied that there is sufficient headroom for the Company to be resilient to any adverse changes in investment markets. The director has also considered the balance sheet position of £51,538 which is below the minimum capital requirement of £75,000 as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £135,675 | £285,892 | £121,565 | £28,079 | £45,718 | £201,974 | +341.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,469 | £34,346 | -£17,069 | -£18,284 | -£25,984 | £11,200 | +143.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,469 | £34,346 | -£17,069 | -£18,284 | £11,200 | £11,200 | 0% | |
| Net profit | £3,469 | £27,769 | -£13,826 | -£18,368 | — | £11,200 | — | |
| Cash | £83,322 | £128,111 | £91,050 | £76,969 | £78,564 | £89,267 | +13.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £90,295 | £114,248 | £96,259 | £73,728 | £43,580 | £51,938 | +19.2% | |
| Net assets | £70,747 | £98,516 | £84,690 | £66,322 | £40,338 | £51,538 | +27.8% | |
| Equity | £70,747 | £98,516 | £84,690 | £66,322 | £40,338 | £51,538 | +27.8% | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 12.0% | -14.0% | -65.1% | -56.8% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 9.7% | -11.4% | -65.4% | — | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 30.1% | -17.7% | -24.8% | -59.6% | 21.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 35.9% | 60.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.48x | 1.75x | 1.90x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The director has considered the impact of likely changes to trading conditions in the future and is satisfied that there is sufficient headroom for the Company to be resilient to any adverse changes in investment markets. The director has also considered the balance sheet position of £51,538 which is below the minimum capital requirement of £75,000 as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICKARDS, Matthew David | Director | 2015-09-07 | May 1974 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| C&P COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-06-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| FEW BROWN, Benjamin Geoffrey | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2015-09-07 |
| GLEESON, Paul | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2016-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew David Rickards | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.