ARCTIC WARBLER LTD

🌳Matureactive

04185582 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-22

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

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£-185.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

68/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

68/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £185,849

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£186k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-185.8k
Net assets	£-185.8k

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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-07-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2002-11-15
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DEVEREUX, Sarah Jane appointed
secretary
2002-04-01
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick resigned
secretary
2001-03-22
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Company incorporated
As ARCTIC WARBLER LTD
2001-03-22
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DEVEREUX, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2001-03-22
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MASON, Toby John appointed
director
2001-03-22
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O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick appointed
secretary

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

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.
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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Jane Devereux Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2001-03-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

7 Rockfield Business Park Old Station Drive

Leckhampton

Cheltenham

GL53 0AN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-05OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DEVEREUX, Sarah Jane→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-15

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Active

DEVEREUX, Sarah Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-22

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Active

MASON, Toby John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2001-03-22

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Active

O'DONOVAN, Sean Roderick→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-22 · resigned 2002-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-05

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-06-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-12-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-12-11

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-12-11

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-12-11

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-07-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-05

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-05

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-07-05