ARK ESTATES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
Company number SC245309 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
ARK Estates (Scotland) Limited is a highly asset-rich, family-owned real estate developer and landlord operating in the Scottish Highlands, having successfully scaled its net assets from £1.3M to over £7M over the past decade. However, the business is currently navigating a severe liquidity bottleneck, with cash reserves dwindling to £259k against £12.1M in illiquid development properties. Immediate strategic priorities must shift from asset accumulation to inventory monetization and working capital optimization to ensure short-term solvency and unlock long-term value.
Shareholders' funds
£7,782,832
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2003-03-10
- Employees
- 5 (2025 accounts · was 6 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 36c Longman Drive, Inverness, Scotland, IV1 1SU
- Postcode
- IV1 1SU
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 5 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-22
- Next due by
- 2027-04-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 68100 Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Officers 3 current · 1 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- arkestates.co.uk
- Phone
- 01463219230, 03031231113
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 11-13 HENDERSON DRIVE, INVERNESS, IV1 1TR | 2018-10-18 |
| 36 LONGMAN DRIVE, INVERNESS, HIGHLAND, IV1 1SU | 2014-03-04 |
| C/O SAFFREY CHAMPNESS, KINTAIL HOUSE, INVERNESS, IV2 3BW | 2007-06-22 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 144 similar companies in IV
2nd largest employer among its local peers (5 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2003.
No.3 of the largest buying and selling of own real estate companies in Inverness →
Competitors Inverness
This company ranks 3 among buying and selling of own real estate in Inverness.
The class of 2003
54%
of the 2,451 companies in this sector incorporated in 2003 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.