ARTS ENTERPRISES WORCESTER LTD

💤Zombieactive
02827118 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-15
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
103 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
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£144k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£154k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£62k£92k£123k£154kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£154.1k£151.4k
Cash£144.2k£141.0k
Debtors£748£748
Net assets£2£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-31
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    MURFIN, John Edwin Julius resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2025-02-14
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2025-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-23
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-09-21
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    MORGAN, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-09-18
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    YELLAND, John Anthony resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-09-18
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    YELLAND, John Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-08-14
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    LONG, Dawn Emma appointed
    director
  21. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-07-27
    ➖
    FAULKNER, Richard Oliver, Lord Faulkner Of Worcester resigned
    director
  24. 2015-02-27
    ➖
    BOARDLEY, Richard Owen resigned
    director
  25. 2014-11-04
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    FAULKNER, Richard Oliver, Lord Faulkner Of Worcester appointed
    director
  26. 2014-06-25
    ➖
    DOUGHTY, Martin Wyndham, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2014-06-24
    ➖
    SMITH, Georgia resigned
    director
  28. 2012-06-28
    ➕
    BOARDLEY, Richard Owen appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    DOUGHTY, Martin Wyndham, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2011-07-12
    ➖
    LLOYD ADAMS, Trevor resigned
    director
  31. 2011-07-11
    ➕
    MURFIN, John Edwin Julius appointed
    director
  32. 2010-07-07
    ➖
    MURFIN, John Edwin Julius resigned
    director
  33. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    LLOYD ADAMS, Trevor appointed
    director
  34. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    MURFIN, John Edwin Julius appointed
    director
  35. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    WORSLEY, Nicholas Jarvis resigned
    director
  36. 2005-07-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Georgia appointed
    director
  37. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    DEL MAR, John Morland resigned
    director
  38. 1995-11-27
    ➖
    BROWN, Francis William resigned
    director
  39. 1994-11-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Francis William appointed
    director
  40. 1993-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTS ENTERPRISES WORCESTER LTD
  41. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    YELLAND, John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  42. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1993-06-15
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    DEL MAR, John Morland appointed
    director
  45. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    WORSLEY, Nicholas Jarvis appointed
    director
  46. 1993-06-15
    ➕
    YELLAND, John Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Group structure

Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARTS ENTERPRISES WORCESTER LTD
This company · 02827118

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250

Registered office

Huntingdon Hall
Crowngate
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 3LD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

MORGAN, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2020-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONG, Dawn Emma→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YELLAND, John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 2020-09-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 1993-06-15
Resigned
BOARDLEY, Richard Owen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
BROWN, Francis William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1994-11-01 · resigned 1995-11-27
Resigned
DEL MAR, John Morland→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
DOUGHTY, Martin Wyndham, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-04-19 · resigned 2014-06-25
Resigned
FAULKNER, Richard Oliver, Lord Faulkner Of Worcester→
director · ~80y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
LLOYD ADAMS, Trevor→
director · ~84y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-07-12
Resigned
MURFIN, John Edwin Julius→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-07-11 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
MURFIN, John Edwin Julius→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2010-07-07
Resigned
SMITH, Georgia→
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-07-04 · resigned 2014-06-24
Resigned
WORSLEY, Nicholas Jarvis→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
YELLAND, John Anthony→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-06-15 · resigned 2020-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-13