ARTECH SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03441402 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-29
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£18.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £18,741
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,176 YoY
Cash YoY
+140%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£77k
↑ 140% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£160kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£18.7k£47.9k
Current assets£159.6k£137.0k
Cash£77.1k£32.1k
Debtors£47.3k£40.3k
Net assets£18.7k£47.9k

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
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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-21
    ➖
    HARRIS, Royston Harry resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-01-15
    ➖
    GIBBONS, Susan Lynne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    HARRIS, Stuart Roy appointed
    director
  18. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    TURPIN, Adam Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    GIBBONS, Susan Lynne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Royston Harry resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Stuart Roy resigned
    director
  22. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    HARRIS, Royston Harry appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-07-15
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    HARRIS, Royston Harry appointed
    director
  25. 1998-07-15
    ➕
    HARRIS, Stuart Roy appointed
    director
  26. 1998-07-15
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTECH SERVICES LIMITED
  28. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Thomas Turpin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/05/2024
Mr Stuart Harris
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Royston Harry Harrisceased 30/05/2024· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1997-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28990 — SIC 28990

Registered office

Unit 9 South Staffs Business Park
Hawkins Drive
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 0XU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HARRIS, Stuart Roy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURPIN, Adam Thomas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBONS, Susan Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2014-01-15
Resigned
HARRIS, Royston Harry→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1998-07-15
Resigned
HARRIS, Royston Harry→
director · ~91y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2026-05-21
Resigned
HARRIS, Stuart Roy→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-07-15 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1998-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10