ARTEJANO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03328737 · ltd · incorporated 1997-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-103.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
97 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £103,517
Very low cash
Cash position: £78
Net assets shrinking
Down £178,361 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78
Net Worth
-£104k
↓ 238% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£104k-£62k-£20k£22k£64k£106kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-92.7k£48.6k
Current assets£106.3k£105.0k
Cash£78—
Debtors£33.3k—
Net assets£-103.5k£74.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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  4. 2025-05-09
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  6. 2023-12-19
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  7. 2023-06-07
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  8. 2022-12-19
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  9. 2021-12-23
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  10. 2021-03-23
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  11. 2020-10-07
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  12. 2020-10-07
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  13. 2019-12-20
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  14. 2019-12-13
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    GERRISH, Anna resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-13
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  16. 2019-11-15
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  17. 2019-11-15
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  18. 2019-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2015-06-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Diodoro Pompeo De Sciscio
  20. 2014-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2013-04-01
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    GERRISH, Anna appointed
    director
  22. 2010-06-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2009-09-17
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    DESCISCIO, Diodoro Pompeo appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-09-17
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    SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-03-31
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    SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire resigned
    director
  26. 2006-05-18
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    SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire appointed
    director
  27. 2006-03-27
    ➖
    BURGE, James David resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-03-27
    ➕
    SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-03-27
    ➖
    BURGE, James David resigned
    director
  30. 2003-11-21
    ➕
    BURGE, James David appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-11-21
    ➖
    WITCHER, Elaine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  32. 2003-10-01
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    DESCISCIO, Diodoro Pompeo appointed
    director
  33. 2000-04-11
    ➖
    BURGE, James David resigned
    secretary
  34. 2000-04-11
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    WITCHER, Elaine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  35. 2000-04-11
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    KINSEY, Alan resigned
    director
  36. 1998-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  37. 1997-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTEJANO LIMITED
  38. 1997-03-06
    ➕
    BURGE, James David appointed
    secretary
  39. 1997-03-06
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1997-03-06
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  41. 1997-03-06
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    BURGE, James David appointed
    director
  42. 1997-03-06
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    KINSEY, Alan appointed
    director
  43. 1997-03-06
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1997-03-06
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Diodoro Pompeo Desciscio
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Anna Gerrishceased 01/01/2026· significant influence
  • Fiona Desciscioceased 08/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated1997-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Pigeon House
Pigeon House Lane
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 4QH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

DESCISCIO, Diodoro Pompeo→
secretary · appointed 2009-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DESCISCIO, Diodoro Pompeo→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-10-01
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Active
BURGE, James David→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-21 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned
BURGE, James David→
secretary · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 2000-04-11
Resigned
SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-27 · resigned 2009-09-17
Resigned
WITCHER, Elaine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-11 · resigned 2003-11-21
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 1997-03-06
Resigned
BURGE, James David→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 2006-03-27
Resigned
GERRISH, Anna→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned
KINSEY, Alan→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 2000-04-11
Resigned
SCOTT, Elizabeth Claire→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-18 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-03-06 · resigned 1997-03-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Diodoro Pompeo De Sciscio
A registered charge1 property17/06/201515/11/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/06/2010—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/11/199820/10/2014
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Recent filings (97 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24