ARTES MUNDI PRIZE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04239932 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-06-22

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

44 officers (8 active, 44 linked, 37 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2025-12-23
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2025-12-19
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2025-12-19
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2025-12-11
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CABUTS, Elaine Joyce appointed
director
2025-12-11
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SAVAGE, Debra Jane, Dr appointed
director
2024-12-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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2024-12-12
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POPE, Leyla Natasha appointed
director
2024-12-12
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WONG, Peter Shun Kit appointed
director
2024-12-08
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BONSU, Osei resigned
director
2024-01-06
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accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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2023-12-18
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2023-12-14
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COHEN HATTON, Sabrina, Dr resigned
director
2023-12-14
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PETTITT, Chelsea Suzanne resigned
director
2023-01-12
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officers · AP01
2023-01-05
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2022-12-15
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PETTITT, Chelsea Suzanne appointed
director
2022-08-31
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2022-08-11
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JENKINS, Peter Lionel Gethin resigned
director
2021-12-21
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2021-12-20
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2021-12-20
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2021-12-20
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2021-12-08
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BALSOM, Susan Carol resigned
director
2021-12-08
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PRICHARD, Mathew Caradoc Thomas resigned
director
2021-12-08
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ROBERTS, Kathryn Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-04-01
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officers · AP01
2021-04-01
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2021-03-04
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BONSU, Osei appointed
director
2021-03-04
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COHEN HATTON, Sabrina, Dr appointed
director
2021-03-04
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JENKINS, Peter Lionel Gethin appointed
director
2020-12-10
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SOBANDE, Francesca Olutokunbo Wilson, Dr appointed
director
2020-12-10
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DAVIES, Sian Llinos resigned
director
2020-12-10
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ROBERTS, Kathryn Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-04-01
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DOHERTY, Claire resigned
director
2019-03-31
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MACKINNON, Karen Margaret resigned
secretary
2018-09-20
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MACKINNON, Karen Margaret appointed
secretary
2018-08-24
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GRAINGER, Carl Alfred resigned
secretary
2018-06-19
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MORRISON, Robin, Rev Canon resigned
director
2016-11-24
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DOHERTY, Claire appointed
director
2016-06-16
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DAVIES, Timothy Dilwyn Evan resigned
director
2016-04-07
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THORP, David Charles resigned
director
2015-10-16
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HOWELL, Derek Anthony appointed
director
2015-05-15
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ROBERTS, David Huw resigned
director
2015-05-15
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SHEPPARD, Jonathan Lance resigned
director
2014-12-04
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LEWIS, Christine Elizabeth resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-06-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

National Museum Cardiff (Rooms S05:04c & S05:03b)

Cathays Park

Cardiff

Caerdydd

CF10 3NP

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06

Last: 2025-06-22