ARCHUS HOLDCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£357K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
83
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4M
Period ending 2025-01-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,888,176 | £8,722,174 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,287,264 | -£2,599,806 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,878,569 | -£3,752,877 | |
| Net profit | -£2,844,571 | -£3,416,824 | |
| Cash | £131,941 | £356,680 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,745,926 | £15,030,348 | |
| Net assets | £7,456,034 | £4,039,210 | |
| Equity | £7,456,034 | £4,039,210 | |
| Average employees | 105 | 83 | |
| Wages | £4,383,433 | £5,397,731 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -33.2% | -29.8% | |
| Net margin | -41.3% | -39.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.7% | -17.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.7% | 76.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | -3.87x | -2.25x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Pearson May Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In particular, the group is in the final stages of agreeing significant additional funding from existing investors and it is expected that this will complete by 31 October 2025.”
Group structure
- ARCHUS HOLDCO LIMITED · parent
- Archus Bidco Limited 100%
- Archus Limited 100%
- Archus Canada Limited 100%
- Archus Ireland Limited 100%
- Archus Insights Limited 100%
- Archus the Future of Healthcare Limited 100%
- Archus the Healthcare Infrastructure Specialist Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2023, the Business Growth Fund (BGF) invested in Archus, enabling Sisk to fully exit as a shareholder. BGF remains active, adding another £1m investment during the financial year ending 31 January 2025.”
- “After the cancellation of a major healthcare programme in Ireland during 2023-2024, activity in the Irish market decreased and the business obtained limited work for the current financial year.”
- “The Canadian business has experienced a stable and predictable market, contributing to consistent growth during the period.”
- “The exploratory and tactical involvement in international projects has led to the establishment of a new business division, New and Emerging Markets, designed to strengthen our global footprint, address evolving market demands, and support our strategic objectives for diversification.”
- “In response to current circumstances, the business made decisions aimed at reducing costs and aligning its size with market requirements. Cost reductions were focused on support functions and management, and were implemented promptly.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Ross | Director | 2025-12-19 | Jun 1986 | British |
| DARCH, Richard | Director | 2023-06-07 | Dec 1961 | British |
| GRESTY, William Robert | Director | 2024-07-08 | Mar 1980 | British |
| HEAD, Victoria Elaine | Director | 2023-06-07 | Apr 1983 | British |
| SLEETH, Alexander | Director | 2024-09-01 | Apr 1967 | Scottish |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINEEN, Shane Joseph | Director | 2023-05-17 | 2026-02-16 |
| TAPSON, Daniel | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2024-07-08 |
| THOMAS-BLAND, Karen Ann | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2023-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alexander Sleeth | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-02-16 | Active |
| Ross Bradley | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-02-16 | Active |
| Ms Anna Helen Fawcett | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-02-16 | Active |
| Bgf Investment Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-06-07 | Active |
| Shane Joseph Dineen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-17 | Ceased 2023-06-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 34 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31