ARTSWORK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02150619 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-07-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
57 officers (8 active, 57 linked, 50 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
202 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26➕JACKSON, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2026-03-26➖BETJEMANN, Norinne resigneddirector
- 2026-03-26➖DYER, Emma Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-24➕NAMAZI, Nazy appointeddirector
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-09➕EDWARDS, Olivia appointeddirector
- 2024-10-11➖AMEDU, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-10-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-23➖MUTHECI WANJIKU, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2024-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-29➖JONES - HALL, Jason resigneddirector
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06➕THURBON, Lisa appointeddirector
- 2023-12-06➕AMEDU, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2023-12-06➕MUTHECI WANJIKU, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-24➖EDWARDS, Victoria Kate resigneddirector
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-05➖HALL, Richard Bryan resigneddirector
- 2022-12-05➖RUSSELL, Harley resigneddirector
- 2022-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-30➕SHAH, Jayanti appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➖KUMARI DASS, Sabita resigneddirector
- 2021-09-08➖AFRIFA - TCHIE, Ama resigneddirector
- 2020-12-08➕NYACHAE, Anne Wanjiku Grace appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➖DURMAN, Hilary Pamela resigneddirector
- 2020-02-25➕EDWARDS, Victoria Kate appointeddirector
- 2019-12-10➕RUSSELL, Harley appointeddirector
- 2019-12-10➖SIMONS, Helen, Professor resigneddirector
- 2018-12-04➕AFRIFA - TCHIE, Ama appointeddirector
- 2018-12-04➕JONES - HALL, Jason appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06➖BROWN, Roni, Professor resigneddirector
- 2017-08-17➖VON HARRACH, Amelie resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➕DYER, Emma Mary appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28➕VON HARRACH, Amelie appointeddirector
- 2016-11-07➖HARSANT, Josh resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 120 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BETJEMANN, Norinne resigned 2026-03-26; DYER, Emma Mary resigned 2026-03-26
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities
Registered office
142-144 Above Bar Street
Southampton
SO14 7DU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (8 active · 49 resigned)
Active
EDWARDS, Olivia→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-12-09
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JACKSON, Katherine→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-03-26
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NAMAZI, Nazy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-09-24
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NYACHAE, Anne Wanjiku Grace→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-12-08
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PARKINSON, Fiona→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-05-26
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SHAH, Jayanti→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2022-03-30
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THURBON, Lisa→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-12-06
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BRYANT, Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-04 · resigned 2011-11-30
DURMAN, Hilary Pamela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-02-22 · resigned 2000-05-03
GEACH, Hugh Spencer→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-02-22
HAWORTH GALT, Virginia Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2010-08-06
JONES, Ruth Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-05-04 · resigned 2004-09-09
MCCREARY, Henry Duncan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-03 · resigned 2002-04-04
AFRIFA - TCHIE, Ama→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-12-04 · resigned 2021-09-08
AMEDU, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-12-06 · resigned 2024-10-11
BATES, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1999-04-28
BETJEMANN, Norinne→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2026-03-26
BLAKSTAD, Paul Matthew Bjorn→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2000-09-04
BOYCE, Stephen Hugh John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1993-09-13
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Recent filings (202 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18