ART 2 BY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04390040 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-08
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
£105.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,172
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,791 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£105k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£155k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £105.9k | £116.8k |
| Current assets | £154.7k | £118.1k |
| Net assets | £105.2k | £116.0k |
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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-16➖DAVIES, Huw Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-16➖DAVIES, Huw Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11➕JENKINS, Kathryn Elizabeth Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2002-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ART 2 BY LIMITED
- 2002-03-08➕DAVIES, Annie Marie appointeddirector
- 2002-03-08➕DAVIES, Huw Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-08➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-08➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-03-08➕DAVIES, Huw Thomas appointeddirector
- 2002-03-08➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-03-08➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kathryn Elizabeth Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/09/2024 |
Mrs Annie Marie Davies Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Huw Thomas Daviesceased 16/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781
Registered office
Harbour Lights Gallery
Porthgain
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA62 5BL
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DAVIES, Annie Marie→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Kathryn Elizabeth Mary→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-04-11
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DAVIES, Huw Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2024-12-16
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-08
DAVIES, Huw Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2024-12-16
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-08
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Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28