22 ARTESIAN ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03284577 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-27
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 12 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-252023-12-25
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-06
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  3. 2023-09-14
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  4. 2022-09-03
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  5. 2021-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2019-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2018-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-04-23
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  10. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  11. 2015-09-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
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  12. 2015-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-11-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-12-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-01-03
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    HEATH-STUBBS, John Francis Alexander resigned
    director
  17. 2006-10-31
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    WELLBY, Pauline Sylvia appointed
    director
  18. 2006-10-31
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    DARVILL, Lee resigned
    director
  19. 2006-02-10
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    CAMPBELL, Carol Marion appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-02-10
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    DARVILL, Lee resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-28
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    DUIC PLUMTREE, Galina resigned
    director
  22. 2003-09-11
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    CAMPBELL, Carol Marion appointed
    director
  23. 2001-03-03
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    DARVILL, Lee appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-03-03
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    DUIC, Galina resigned
    secretary
  25. 2000-04-25
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    DUIC, Galina appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-04-25
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    MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-04-25
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    DUIC PLUMTREE, Galina appointed
    director
  28. 2000-04-25
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    MINCHELLA, Damon resigned
    director
  29. 2000-04-25
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    MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen resigned
    director
  30. 1999-03-02
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    DARVILL, Lee resigned
    secretary
  31. 1999-03-02
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    MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-02-05
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    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce resigned
    director
  33. 1998-01-22
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    MINCHELLA, Damon appointed
    director
  34. 1998-01-22
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    MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen appointed
    director
  35. 1998-01-22
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    VOCE, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  36. 1997-12-15
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    DARVILL, Lee appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-12-15
    ➖
    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-12-15
    ➖
    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce resigned
    director
  39. 1997-10-21
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    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce appointed
    secretary
  40. 1997-10-21
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    STEELE, Timothy David resigned
    secretary
  41. 1997-10-21
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    STEELE, Timothy David resigned
    director
  42. 1997-10-21
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    STRONG, Hilary resigned
    director
  43. 1996-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 22 ARTESIAN ROAD LIMITED
  44. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    STEELE, Timothy David appointed
    secretary
  45. 1996-11-27
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1996-11-27
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  47. 1996-11-27
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    DARVILL, Lee appointed
    director
  48. 1996-11-27
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    HEATH-STUBBS, John Francis Alexander appointed
    director
  49. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce appointed
    director
  50. 1996-11-27
    ➕
    MARTIN, Stephen Bruce appointed
    director
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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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Miss Carol Marion Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated1996-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Artesian Road
Notting Hill
London
W2 5AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last made up to: 2024-12-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Carol Marion→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Carol Marion→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLBY, Pauline Sylvia→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DARVILL, Lee→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-03 · resigned 2006-02-10
Resigned
DARVILL, Lee→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-15 · resigned 1999-03-02
Resigned
DUIC, Galina→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2001-03-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Stephen Bruce→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-21 · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-02 · resigned 2000-04-25
Resigned
STEELE, Timothy David→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1996-11-27
Resigned
DARVILL, Lee→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
DUIC PLUMTREE, Galina→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2005-11-28
Resigned
HEATH-STUBBS, John Francis Alexander→
director · ~108y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 2007-01-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Stephen Bruce→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
MARTIN, Stephen Bruce→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1998-02-05
Resigned
MINCHELLA, Damon→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-01-22 · resigned 2000-04-25
Resigned
MINCHELLA, Natasha Marie Ellen→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-01-22 · resigned 2000-04-25
Resigned
STEELE, Timothy David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
STRONG, Hilary→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1997-10-21
Resigned
VOCE, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-11-27 · resigned 1998-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-25