Arcanologists Limited
Registered name: ARCANOLOGISTS LIMITED
Arcanologists Limited made £0 revenue and £15.7m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text
Arcanologists Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £15.7m profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Cramlington,; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cramlington,, North East
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent is Arcanologists Investments Limited, incorporated in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £0 | £0 |
| Cost of sales | £1.1m | £11.6m | — |
| Operating profit | — | £26.1k | −£820k |
| Profit before tax | — | £252k | £15.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£347k | £374k | £15.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£347k | £374k | £15.7m |
| Staff costs | £29.4k | £127k | £81.6k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £0 | £0 |
| Profit per employee | −£116k | £53.5k | £3.9m |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲4092% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼42.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £97.5k | £8.1k | £33.8k |
| Net assets | £6.3m | £8.1m | £14.7m |
| Fixed assets | £96k | £3k | — |
| Current assets | £244k | £214k | £164k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £130k |
| Deferred income | £1.6m | £12.2k | £5.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲81%
- Now £14.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲315%
- Now £33.8k
- Headcount
- ▼43%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- ▼54%
- Now £5.6k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Harper & Willow LtdRev. £52.8m · Profit £9.4m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £15.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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