ARTWISE CURATORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04092665 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£87.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £87,738
Net assets shrinking
Down £72,472 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£96k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
£88k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£132k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£110k£166k£221k£276kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£87.8k£160.2k
Current assets£131.7k£275.9k
Cash£95.9k£232.1k
Debtors£35.8k£43.8k
Net assets£87.7k£160.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  8. 2021-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-10-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-01-21
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  11. 2021-01-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-12-18
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    HUXLEY, Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-06-12
    ➕
    THOMAS, Laura Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Nigel resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Nigel resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-28
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Penelope Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    HAYWARD, Helen Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    STEWARD, Rachel Clare Elise resigned
    director
  25. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    HUXLEY, Susie Allen appointed
    director
  26. 2001-03-12
    ➖
    KOPPEN, Mark resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nigel appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-03-12
    ➖
    FALKNER, Justine resigned
    director
  29. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    HUXLEY, Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-12
    ➖
    KOPPEN, Mark resigned
    director
  32. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Nigel appointed
    director
  33. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Penelope Ann appointed
    director
  34. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    STEWARD, Rachel Clare Elise appointed
    director
  35. 2000-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTWISE CURATORS LIMITED
  36. 2000-10-18
    ➕
    KOPPEN, Mark appointed
    secretary
  37. 2000-10-18
    ➕
    FALKNER, Justine appointed
    director
  38. 2000-10-18
    ➕
    KOPPEN, Mark appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
Ms Laura Jane Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/03/2020
Susie Allen Huxley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

123 Wellington Road South
Stockport
SK1 3TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HUXLEY, Susie Allen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Laura Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOPPEN, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2001-03-12
Resigned
ROBERTS, Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
FALKNER, Justine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2001-03-12
Resigned
HAYWARD, Helen Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
HUXLEY, Paul→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2020-12-18
Resigned
KOPPEN, Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2001-03-12
Resigned
ROBERTS, Nigel→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
ROBERTS, Penelope Ann→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2015-08-28
Resigned
STEWARD, Rachel Clare Elise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-20