Ark Newco Limited
Activities of financial services holding companies · Hemel Hempstead
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2025Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£138,184,000
Cash
£4,990,000
Turnover
£98,765,000
Profit / loss
−£14,341,000
Current assets
£38,441,000
Creditors < 1 year
£59,713,000
Equity
£138,184,000
Average employees
2,300
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedTwo periods with a known, matching scope are needed for a trend.
Financial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Group · AI-read |
|---|---|
| Balance sheet | |
| Net assets | £138,184,000 |
| Equity | £138,184,000 |
| Share capital | £1,550,000 |
| Retained earnings | −£14,341,000 |
| Assets | |
| Fixed assets | £581,958,000 |
| Intangible assets | £53,694,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £528,264,000 |
| Current assets | £38,441,000 |
| Cash at bank | £4,990,000 |
| Debtors | £23,222,000 |
| Stock | £10,229,000 |
| Liabilities | |
| Creditors within one year | £59,713,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £422,502,000 |
| Bank loans & overdrafts | £146,259,000 |
| Net current assets | −£21,272,000 |
| Profit & loss | |
| Turnover | £98,765,000 |
| Cost of sales | £33,824,000 |
| Gross profit | £64,941,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £54,850,000 |
| Operating profit | −£2,012,000 |
| Interest payable | £14,944,000 |
| Profit before tax | −£16,956,000 |
| Tax | −£2,615,000 |
| Profit / loss | −£14,341,000 |
| Operating costs | |
| Depreciation | £9,506,000 |
| Amortisation | £2,597,000 |
| Cash flow | |
| Cash from operations | −£3,335,000 |
| Capital expenditure | £4,367,000 |
| People & pay | |
| Average employees | 2,300 |
| Staff costs | £29,741,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £26,560,000 |
| Social security costs | £2,752,000 |
| Pension costs | £429,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- What it does
- UK holiday parks · holiday home sales · caravan and lodge accommodation · touring fields · holiday parks (AI keywords)
- Outlook
- The Board remains confident in the structural attractiveness of the UK domestic holiday home sales and holiday market and the Group’s ability to create long term value for all stakeholders.
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP · senior statutory auditor Benjamin Powell MSci FCA CTA
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-08-12, signed by C Castledine
Subsidiaries (49)
- Sandy Balls Estate Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Mersea Island Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Barmouth Bay Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Mill Rythe Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Tattershall Lakes Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Boston West Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- St Ives Bay Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Rookley Hold Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG (Glendevon) Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG (Moffat) Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG Swanage Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG Newperran Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG Retallack Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- AG Gara Rock Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Bude Holiday Resort Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Newquay View Resort Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Coppergreen Developments Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort Limited · 100% · Fowlis, Dundee, DD2 5LP · Holiday park operators
- Kenwick Park Hotel Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Riverhead Commercial Services Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Golden Sands Holiday Camp (RhyI) Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- East Fleet Holiday Park Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Essential Vivendi Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Southern Parks Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Coastal Parks Hold Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holiday park operators
- Artemis Bidco Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Archer Topco Limited · 100% · Jersey · Holding companies and central services
- Archer Midco Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Archer Bidco Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Willoughby (880) Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Away Resorts Holdings Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Away Resorts Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Away Resorts (Transport) Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- AG Holiday Parks UK Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- AG Holiday Parks Lender Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- ISV Freehold Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- AG Newquay Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Essential Vivendi Construction Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Holding companies and central services
- Whitecliff Bay & Hotel Company Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Holiday Park Holdings Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Kenwick Woods Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Kenwick Estates Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Kenwick Property Sales Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Rookley Freehold Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- AG Swanage Property Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Blacklaw Estates Limited · 100% · Piperdam Golf & Leisure Resort, Fowlis, Dundee, DD2 5LP · Dormant entities
- Essential Vivendi Management Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
- Essential Vivendi Flixton Limited · 100% · England and Wales · Dormant entities
Related parties (1)
- Shareholders · lenders · Outstanding debt; amounts and key terms in note 16, interest in note 6
Borrowings (2)
- Bank term loans · from lending banks · 103,259 (000s) · SONIA plus between 3.25% to 6% · repayable in 2028 · secured on a fixed charge over the Group's freehold property and floating charges over the remaining assets of the Group
- Revolving credit facility · 43,000 (000s) · same security as the bank term loans above · available until 2028 · secured on same security as the bank term loans above
Disposals (1)
- AG Gara Rock Limited · entire shareholding · 2026-01-30
Shares issued in the year (4)
- 16,667 A1 ordinary shares
- 8,333 A2 ordinary shares
- 152,500,000 preference shares
- 773 B ordinary shares
Directors' report (3)
- Samuel Gross · appointed 2025-04-08
- Daniel Hatcher · appointed 2025-04-08
- John Madden · appointed 2025-04-08
Share classes (4)
- 16,667 A1 ordinary shares of £1
- 8,333 A2 ordinary shares of £1
- 152,500,000 preference shares of £0.01
- 773 B ordinary shares of £0.01
Principal risks (6)
- Competition
- Quality of customer service
- Information systems and cyber security
- Retention of key personnel
- Variability of weather conditions
- Availability of financing partners
Events after the year end (2)
- On 30 January 2026 the Group disposed of its entire shareholding in its wholly owned subsidiary, AG Gara Rock Limited, which held the freehold to a hotel located in Devon, England.
- On 25 February 2026, 1,435 C Ordinary shares were issued.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
1 outstanding chargesFixed · created 2025-06-27
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Outstanding