ARTLIST UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04172812 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4100 | 4500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-08📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-10-08📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-08-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2021-08-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-changes-to-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2021-07-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-07-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-29➕BELSKY, Era appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29➕ELBAZ, Yitzhak appointeddirector
- 2021-06-29➖WAKE, Andrea Helen resigneddirector
- 2021-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-10-28➕WAKE, Andrea Helen appointeddirector
- 2014-09-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Fe Loan Management Limited
- 2012-06-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barsham Securities Limited
- 2010-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-01-23➖JAY, Graham resignedsecretary
- 2001-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTLIST UK LIMITED
- 2001-03-05➕DAVIES, Joshua appointeddirector
- 2001-03-05➕JAY, Graham appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-05➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-05➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Suite 4 And 5 St Giles House
27 St Giles Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DAVIES, Joshua→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2001-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELBAZ, Yitzhak→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAY, Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2009-01-23
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2001-03-05
WAKE, Andrea Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-10-28 · resigned 2021-06-29
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Fe Loan Management Fe Loan Management Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/09/2014 | 30/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barsham Securities Barsham Securities Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 01/06/2012 | 30/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/10/2010 | 30/04/2021 |
Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-14
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-10-08