ARCANUM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-22 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-08
Watchouts
Cash
£79K
+2.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£40K
-39.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
1
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£26K
-42.1% lowest in 6 filed years
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 also considered the balance sheet position of £40,338 which is below the minimum capital requirement of £75,000 as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The director plans to recover this deficit through future profitability and from assurances received that a capital injection will be made as required to ensure ongoing compliance with FCA rules.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,194 | — | £135,675 | — | £285,892 | — | £121,565 | — | £28,079 | £45,718 | |
| Operating profit | £30,816 | — | £3,469 | — | £34,346 | — | -£17,069 | — | -£18,284 | -£25,984 | |
| Profit before tax | £30,816 | — | £3,469 | — | £34,346 | — | -£17,069 | — | -£18,284 | -£25,984 | |
| Net profit | £30,816 | — | £3,469 | — | £27,769 | — | -£13,826 | — | -£18,368 | -£25,984 | |
| Cash | £71,884 | £71,884 | £83,322 | £83,322 | £128,111 | £128,111 | £91,050 | £91,050 | £76,969 | £78,564 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £67,278 | — | £90,295 | — | £114,248 | — | £96,259 | — | £73,728 | £43,580 | |
| Net assets | £67,278 | — | £70,747 | — | £98,516 | — | £84,690 | — | £66,322 | £40,338 | |
| Equity | £67,278 | — | £70,747 | — | £98,516 | — | £84,690 | — | £66,322 | £40,338 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.4% | — | 2.6% | — | 12.0% | — | -14.0% | — | -65.1% | -56.8% | |
| Net margin | 39.4% | — | 2.6% | — | 9.7% | — | -11.4% | — | -65.4% | -56.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 45.8% | — | 3.8% | — | 30.1% | — | -17.7% | — | -24.8% | -59.6% |
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 LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The director has also considered the balance sheet position of £40,338 which is below the minimum capital requirement of £75,000 as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The director plans to recover this deficit through future profitability and from assurances received that a capital injection will be made as required to ensure ongoing compliance with FCA rules.”
Significant events
- “During the current year, the company has made substantial investment in a new platform. This was launched in Q3 of 2025 and will provide new revenue streams to return the company to profitability.”
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%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2017-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+62.8%
£28,079 £45,718
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Cash
+2.1%
£76,969 £78,564
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Net assets
-39.2%
£66,322 £40,338
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
0%
1 1
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Operating profit
-42.1%
-£18,284 -£25,984
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-42.1%
-£18,284 -£25,984
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers