ARTRANGE DATA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02751925 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-30
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£422.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £422,600
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,466 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£86k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£423k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£516k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£114k£229k£343k£458k£572kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£422.9k£439.4k
Current assets£515.8k£572.3k
Cash£85.5k£176.3k
Debtors£430.3k£396.0k
Net assets£422.6k£439.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-08
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  13. 2019-01-15
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  14. 2018-10-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 1992-12-03
    ➕
    AVERY, Pauline Barbara appointed
    secretary
  18. 1992-12-03
    ➕
    AVERY, Richard Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 1992-12-03
    ➖
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1992-12-03
    ➖
    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1992-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTRANGE DATA LIMITED
  22. 1992-09-30
    ➕
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1992-09-30
    ➕
    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Joseph Avery
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Pauline Barbara Avery
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated1992-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Dt4 9xl 41 Portmore Gardens
Weymouth
DT4 9XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AVERY, Pauline Barbara→
secretary · appointed 1992-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AVERY, Richard Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-30 · resigned 1992-12-03
Resigned
ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-09-30 · resigned 1992-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28