ARTICHOKE PRINT WORKSHOP

🌳Matureactive
03212742 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-06-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£57.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
16 officers (4 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,904
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,248 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£58k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£14k£28k£41k£55k£69kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£58.4k£69.6k
Current assets£51.7k£62.5k
Net assets£57.9k£69.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-09-25
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  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-06-10
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    HARMAN, Wendy Valerie resigned
    director
  10. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-05
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-09-01
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    HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Heather Mary appointed
    director
  14. 2018-06-18
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-06-18
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-05-31
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    DELLER, Kenneth George resigned
    director
  17. 2018-04-01
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    SHEIKH, Rahil appointed
    director
  18. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2016-07-01
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    JOHNSON, Lee Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2016-04-04
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    CHRISTIAN, John Franklin Gordon resigned
    director
  22. 2007-01-01
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    GALE, Colin David appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-08-10
    ➖
    DUTTON, Marguerite resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-10
    ➖
    DUTTON, Meg resigned
    director
  25. 2006-08-10
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    GOODMAN, Barry James resigned
    director
  26. 2006-07-01
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    CHRISTIAN, John Franklin Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    HARMAN, Wendy Valerie appointed
    director
  28. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    WILLIS, Victor resigned
    director
  29. 2005-04-01
    ➕
    GOODMAN, Barry James appointed
    director
  30. 2005-01-01
    ➖
    WILLIS, Victor resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    DUTTON, Marguerite appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    COOPER, Raymond Peter resigned
    director
  33. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    LYNES, Tony Alfred resigned
    director
  34. 2000-09-20
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    DUTTON, Meg appointed
    director
  35. 1999-10-01
    ➕
    DELLER, Kenneth George appointed
    director
  36. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    WILLIS, Victor appointed
    secretary
  37. 1996-06-18
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    COOPER, Raymond Peter appointed
    director
  39. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    LYNES, Tony Alfred appointed
    director
  40. 1996-06-18
    ➕
    WILLIS, Victor appointed
    director
  41. 1996-06-18
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1996-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTICHOKE PRINT WORKSHOP
  43. 1996-06-17
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1996-06-17
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin David Gale
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1996-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Unit G5 Coldharbour Works Shakespeare Business Centre
245 A Coldharbour Lane
London
SW9 8RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (4 active · 12 resigned)

GALE, Colin David→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Heather Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSON, Lee Steven→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEIKH, Rahil→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTTON, Marguerite→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2006-08-10
Resigned
WILLIS, Victor→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2005-01-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-06-17 · resigned 1996-06-18
Resigned
CHRISTIAN, John Franklin Gordon→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2016-04-04
Resigned
COOPER, Raymond Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
DELLER, Kenneth George→
director · ~91y · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
DUTTON, Meg→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2006-08-10
Resigned
GOODMAN, Barry James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2006-08-10
Resigned
HARMAN, Wendy Valerie→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2020-06-10
Resigned
LYNES, Tony Alfred→
director · ~97y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
WILLIS, Victor→
director · ~92y · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-06-17 · resigned 1996-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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2026-06-20
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2025-09-24
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2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-09-25
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2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-09-25
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2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2020-10-28
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2020-06-22
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officers · TM01
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