ARTFULBLOOM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03080500 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£24.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £24,549
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,551 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£407
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£24.5k£32.1k
Current assets£407£5.6k
Cash—£4.9k
Debtors£407£713
Net assets£24.5k£32.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2023-06-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-06-03
    ➕
    FONTAINE, Elizabeth Frances, Dr appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-06-03
    ➕
    FONTAINE, Thomas appointed
    director
  10. 2023-05-30
    ➖
    FONTAINE, Andrew John resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-25
    ➖
    FONTAINE, Fiona Jane resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  19. 2019-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 1996-02-12
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Andrea Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 1996-02-12
    ➖
    SHARPE, Frank Arthur resigned
    director
  23. 1996-02-10
    ➕
    FONTAINE, Fiona Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-02-10
    ➕
    FONTAINE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  25. 1995-08-11
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Andrea Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  26. 1995-08-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1995-08-11
    ➕
    SHARPE, Frank Arthur appointed
    director
  28. 1995-08-11
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1995-07-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTFULBLOOM LIMITED
  30. 1995-07-17
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-07-17
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Number 5 The Business Quarter
Eco Park Road
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

FONTAINE, Elizabeth Frances, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FONTAINE, Thomas→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FONTAINE, Fiona Jane→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-10 · resigned 2022-12-25
Resigned
WRIGHT, Andrea Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-11 · resigned 1996-02-12
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-17 · resigned 1995-08-11
Resigned
FONTAINE, Andrew John→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-02-10 · resigned 2023-05-30
Resigned
SHARPE, Frank Arthur→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-08-11 · resigned 1996-02-12
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-17 · resigned 1995-08-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27