ARTAFRIQUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02386353 · ltd · incorporated 1989-05-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,047

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£155
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£409£819£1k£2k£2kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2.0k£2.0k
Current assets£155£155
Net assets£2.0k£2.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1992-10-14
    ➖
    HILL, Christine Lynn resigned
    secretary
  17. 1992-10-14
    ➖
    HILL, Christine Lynn resigned
    director
  18. 1992-10-08
    ➕
    FOSTER, Clifford John Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  19. 1989-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTAFRIQUE LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Jane Gathoni Kirima
Individual · Kenyan · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

6 Garfield Place
Windsor
SL4 3BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FOSTER, Clifford John Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRIMA, Jane Gathoni→
director · ~66y
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Active
HILL, Christine Lynn→
secretary · resigned 1992-10-14
Resigned
HILL, Christine Lynn→
director · ~77y · resigned 1992-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21