BLUE SKY ARTS LIMITED

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04341835 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-12-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 £4,574

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£915£2k£3k£4k£5kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.6k£4.6k
Current assets£1.4k£1.4k
Net assets£4.6k£4.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-02-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2021-01-18
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  11. 2019-10-13
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  12. 2018-09-30
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  13. 2017-10-30
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  14. 2016-10-30
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2012-02-27
    ➖
    BELL, Timothy resigned
    director
  17. 2007-06-26
    ➖
    EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-11-06
    ➕
    BELL, Timothy appointed
    director
  19. 2006-11-06
    ➖
    EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke resigned
    director
  20. 2006-11-06
    ➖
    SMALL, Marva resigned
    director
  21. 2002-09-01
    ➕
    EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-09-01
    ➕
    EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke appointed
    director
  23. 2002-08-31
    ➖
    GICHUKE, Lorien resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUE SKY ARTS LIMITED
  25. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, David George appointed
    director
  26. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    GICHUKE, Lorien appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-12-18
    ➕
    SMALL, Marva appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director David George Williams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest30/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Flat 18, Basing House,
Moulsford Mews
Reading
RG30 1ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMS, David George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2007-06-26
Resigned
GICHUKE, Lorien→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2002-08-31
Resigned
BELL, Timothy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2012-02-27
Resigned
EKUNDAYO, Afolake Aduke→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-09-01 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned
SMALL, Marva→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-18