FIRST ARK SOCIAL INVESTMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-16 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-02
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have considered the future expectations of the entity; the purpose of FASI is to deliver the current Growth Fund contract which is due for completion in June 2026. Upon completion of the contract First Ark Social Investment Limited will cease trading. Therefore, the directors of the company do not consider the company to be a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have not been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments as a result of being prepared on a basis other than going concern.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have considered the future expectations of the entity; the purpose of FASI is to deliver the current Growth Fund contract which is due for completion in June 2026. Upon completion of the contract First Ark Social Investment Limited will cease trading. Therefore, the directors of the company do not consider the company to be a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have not been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments as a result of being prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “The Fund launched in October 2016, with the Investment Committee overseeing disbursement of the Fund holding its first meeting in January 2017. Loans totalling £3,896k were disbursed up to 30 June 2021 when the fund closed for new investments.”
- “The fund term is due to end in 2026 with plans for the wind down of FASI, following the delivery of its purpose.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, David William | Secretary | 2023-10-01 | — | — |
| MARSH, Sharon | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| OLSEN, Lisa | Director | 2026-03-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
| WATERWORTH, Nicola Louise | Director | 2020-04-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2016-09-13 | 2018-05-18 |
| MARSH, Sharon | Secretary | 2018-05-18 | 2023-09-30 |
| BARWISE, Anthony Jevon | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-03-12 |
| BELL-SMITH, Gemma Ann | Director | 2016-08-27 | 2016-09-13 |
| CAHILL, Antony John | Director | 2018-07-31 | 2025-01-31 |
| DEAKIN, Anthony William | Director | 2019-04-03 | 2020-03-31 |
| FOY, Ian Russell | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2019-04-03 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher Howard | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2026-02-28 |
| SMITH, Duncan James | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-01-14 |
| WORKMAN, Claire Rosemary | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2017-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Ark Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-13 | Ceased 2021-03-22 |
| Mrs Gemma Ann Bell-Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-08-27 | Ceased 2016-09-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-30 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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Year-on-year
Latest filed period vs the prior one