ARTISAN GLASS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03005779 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 31.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£357.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £357,684
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£394k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£358k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£558k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £357.7k | £336.7k |
| Current assets | £558.2k | £436.3k |
| Cash | £393.5k | £311.5k |
| Debtors | £146.3k | £107.6k |
| Net assets | £357.7k | £336.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-10-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2010-10-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1995-01-09➕BELLETT, Carol May appointedsecretary
- 1995-01-09➕BELLETT, Carol May appointeddirector
- 1995-01-09➕BELLETT, Gary Peter appointeddirector
- 1995-01-09➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 1995-01-09➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
- 1995-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTISAN GLASS LIMITED
- 1995-01-04➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 1995-01-04➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Carol May Bellett Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Gary Peter Bellett Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-01-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23120 — SIC 23120
Registered office
Arrowsmith Court
Station Approach
Broadstone
Dorset
BH18 8AT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BELLETT, Carol May→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELLETT, Carol May→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1995-01-09
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BELLETT, Gary Peter→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1995-01-04 · resigned 1995-01-09
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-04 · resigned 1995-01-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/10/2010 | 04/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 14/02/1995 | 09/10/2010 |
Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-10