ARTISAN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03315464 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Registered under a non-specific SIC code (99999) with a history of dormant accounts and minimal filings, this appears to be a dormant or shell entity with no evident active trading, despite its name suggesting software or business services.

Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
85 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-09-03
    ➖
    MOBERLY, John Martin Dorward resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Annabel Portia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-12-31
    ➖
    OWEN, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2000-10-26
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Annabel Portia appointed
    director
  20. 1997-02-21
    ➕
    JAMES, Michael Charles Mark appointed
    director
  21. 1997-02-21
    ➕
    MOBERLY, John Martin Dorward appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-02-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-02-21
    ➕
    OWEN, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 1997-02-21
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1997-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTISAN BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED
  26. 1997-02-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-02-10
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — 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 91 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Mrs Annabel Portia Wright
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

94 Southbridge Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1AF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WRIGHT, Annabel Portia→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-01
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Active
JAMES, Michael Charles Mark→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-02-21
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Active
WRIGHT, Annabel Portia→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-10-26
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Active
MOBERLY, John Martin Dorward→
secretary · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 2005-09-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-10 · resigned 1997-02-21
Resigned
OWEN, Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 1997-02-21 · resigned 2000-12-31
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-02-10 · resigned 1997-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14