ARTCO TRADING LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved

02758433 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

60 officers (4 active, 60 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

172 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (143 events)Click to expand

2014-05-20
📄
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-05-20
🏁
Company dissolved
2014-02-12
📄
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2014-02-04
📄
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-01-23
📄
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-01-15
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2013-08-30
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-03-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-03-25
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2013-03-20
➖
BENNETT, Vivienne Jane resigned
director
2013-01-16
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-12-18
➖
GILBERT, David Samuel resigned
director
2012-11-20
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-11-12
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-11-09
➖
GANGULI, Anupam resigned
director
2012-10-31
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-10-29
➕
MELLOR, Simon appointed
director
2012-10-23
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-10-09
➕
BENNETT, Vivienne Jane appointed
director
2012-10-09
➖
GREENSLADE, Colin resigned
director
2012-08-02
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-07-25
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-07-03
➖
EASTBURN, Susanna De Martelly resigned
director
2012-06-13
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2012-04-17
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2011-08-31
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-03-30
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-01-31
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-11-18
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-11-04
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-08-26
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-08-26
📄
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-08-26
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2010-04-29
➕
CAVE, Philip appointed
director
2010-04-29
➖
BETJEMANN, Norinne resigned
director
2010-04-29
➕
EASTBURN, Susanna De Martelly appointed
director
2010-04-29
➖
FRIEDLI, Adrian John resigned
director
2010-04-29
➕
GANGULI, Anupam appointed
director
2010-04-29
➖
ROBINSON, Andrew Mark resigned
director
2009-04-06
➕
GREENSLADE, Colin appointed
director
2008-09-08
➕
JACKSON, Paul appointed
director
2008-05-08
➖
COATEN, Dianne Margaret resigned
secretary
2008-03-31
➕
SHARP, Nicholas Charles appointed
director
2007-12-03
➖
MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun resigned
director
2007-06-01
➕
MAGUIRE, Simon Shaun appointed
director
2007-03-05
➖
BERRY, Graham resigned
director
2007-03-05
➕
GILBERT, David Samuel appointed
director
2006-11-01
➕
BETJEMANN, Norinne appointed
director
2006-03-20
➖
DIXON, Andrew resigned
director
2006-03-20
➕
ROBINSON, Andrew Mark appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 143 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-05-20

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Trade services · NE postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ABSTRACT OFFSHORE SERVICES LTD→ 11594018 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AC FACILITIES SERVICES LIMITED→ 12914066 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ACCESS TRAINING LIMITED→ 02332842 · est 1989 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
ACCOUNTS WRIGHT LIMITED→ 07854417 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ACCURA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD→ 09418899 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
ACE FLOORING (NE23) LTD→ 13527557 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACE FOODS (NE) LTD→ 15507735 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ACE OF BRAIDS LTD→ 13542159 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ACENTRA CONTRACTING LTD→ 16010032 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ACG TRADE LTD→ 16315586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE LTD→ 07729763 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
ACORN BEAUTY JESMOND LIMITED→ 14671970 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1992-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Arts Council England North East Central Square

Forth Street

Newcastle Upon Tyne

North East

NE1 3PJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2013-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 56 resigned)

CAVE, Philip→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACKSON, Paul→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-09-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MELLOR, Simon→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHARP, Nicholas Charles→

director · ~73y · appointed 2008-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BUTLER, Wendy→

secretary · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 1995-03-08

Resigned

CAPALDI, Nicholas Carmino→

secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 1995-06-26

Resigned

COATEN, Dianne Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2008-05-08

Resigned

LONG, Graham Stanley→

secretary · appointed 1995-06-26 · resigned 1998-07-06

Resigned

WHITE, Michael John→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2003-03-31

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 1992-10-23

Resigned

ANDERSON, Pamela Lucy→

director · ~97y · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

ARAN, Arthur Desmond Colquhoun, The Earl Of Arran→

director · ~88y · appointed 1995-09-13 · resigned 2000-07-07

Resigned

BARKER, Jeremy Johnston→

director · ~91y · appointed 1995-08-30 · resigned 1997-05-01

Resigned

BENNETT, Vivienne Jane→

director · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2013-03-20

Resigned

BERRY, Graham→

director · ~81y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2007-03-05

Resigned

BETJEMANN, Norinne→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2010-04-29

Resigned

BOAIT, Janet Elizabeth→

director · ~76y · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1997-11-30

Resigned

BUTLER, Wendy→

director · ~76y · appointed 1992-10-23 · resigned 1995-03-08

Resigned

CAPALDI, Nicholas Carmino→

director · ~65y · appointed 2002-03-22 · resigned 2004-06-14

Resigned

CASELEY, Clive Neil→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-06-14 · resigned 2005-09-30

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (172 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2014-05-20

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2014-02-12

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2014-02-04

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2014-01-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2014-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2013-08-30

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-03-25

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date

annual-return · AR01

2013-03-25

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2013-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2012-11-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2012-11-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name

officers · AP01

2012-10-31

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2012-10-23

termination-director-company-with-name

officers · TM01

2012-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2012-07-25