ARK FINCO UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
-67.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£8.9m
+47% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£7.9m
+140.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Company is expected to cease trading once the Administrators cease to act in relation to HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited, and the liquidators cease to act in relation to HHGL (ROI) Limited. The directors have therefore prepared these financial statements on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£18,401,414 | £12,433,924 | +167.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£19,645,242 | £7,895,149 | +140.2% | |
| Net profit | -£19,645,242 | £7,895,149 | +140.2% | |
| Cash | £5,457,536 | £1,789,477 | -67.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,537,556 | -£8,908,523 | -113.4% | |
| Net assets | -£16,803,672 | -£8,908,523 | +47% | |
| Equity | -£16,803,672 | -£8,908,523 | +47% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -27.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 122.0% | 155.4% | |
| Current ratio | 7.68x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | -2.21x | 2.74x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ARK FINCO UK LIMITED 2018-06-13 → present
- HUK 83 LIMITED 2017-03-30 → 2018-06-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Company is expected to cease trading once the Administrators cease to act in relation to HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited, and the liquidators cease to act in relation to HHGL (ROI) Limited. The directors have therefore prepared these financial statements on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 13 November 2024, the associated entities HHGL Limited and Hampden Group Limited entered into administration and HHGL (ROI) Limited entered into provisional liquidation on the same date.”
- “On 31 October 2025, the revolving credit facility with Ark Finco (BVI) Limited was waived to a residual balance of £25m and no interest is accrued from this date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHART-ROSS, Inca | Secretary | 2017-09-27 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Henry William | Director | 2018-06-07 | May 1979 | British |
| MCGOWAN, Paul Patrick | Director | 2018-06-07 | Jan 1962 | Irish |
| PELL, Steven Richard | Director | 2018-06-07 | Apr 1983 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Robert James | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2017-09-27 |
| LOCKHART-ROSS, Inca | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2018-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Mc Gowan | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-12-03 | Ceased 2023-12-03 |
| Mr Paul Mc Gowan | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-12-03 | Active |
| Ark Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-06-13 | Ceased 2023-12-03 |
| Mr Paul Patrick Mcgowan | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-13 | Ceased 2018-06-13 |
| Hilco Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-25 | Ceased 2018-06-13 |
| 1846 Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2017-03-30 | Ceased 2018-01-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-12-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-04-15 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-29 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-12-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-04 | 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
- 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.