365 ARTISTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04441518 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-17

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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2025-01-29
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2024-04-30
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accounts · AA
2023-01-29
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2022-01-21
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accounts · AA
2021-01-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2018-01-28
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accounts · AA
2017-08-02
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2017-01-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-08
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annual-return · AR01
2016-08-08
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officers · TM01
2016-08-08
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officers · TM02
2016-05-31
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SMITH, Paul William resigned
secretary
2016-05-31
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SMITH, Paul William resigned
director
2016-01-30
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accounts · AA
2015-06-30
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annual-return · AR01
2014-07-01
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SMITH, Paul William appointed
director
2007-01-01
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PAYNE, Daniel resigned
secretary
2007-01-01
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SMITH, Paul William appointed
secretary
2005-03-24
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PAYNE, Daniel appointed
secretary
2005-03-18
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HUGHES, Trent Nathan resigned
secretary
2004-07-30
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HUGHES, Trent Nathan appointed
secretary
2004-07-28
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DUNCAN, Rebecca resigned
secretary
2004-07-28
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DUNCAN, Rebecca resigned
director
2002-05-17
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Company incorporated
As 365 ARTISTS LIMITED
2002-05-17
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CLOUGH, Adam Anthony James appointed
director
2002-05-17
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DUNCAN, Rebecca appointed
secretary
2002-05-17
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WAYNE, Harold appointed
nominee-secretary
2002-05-17
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WAYNE, Harold resigned
nominee-secretary
2002-05-17
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DUNCAN, Rebecca appointed
director
2002-05-17
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WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
nominee-director
2002-05-17
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WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Anthony James Clough Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	29/06/2017

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

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44 FORTUNE GREEN ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05432306 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
45 ST PAUL'S ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03628306 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
47 MIRANDA ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 03381156 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Building 3 North London Business Park

Oakleigh Road South

London

N11 1GN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

CLOUGH, Adam Anthony James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2002-05-17

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Active

DUNCAN, Rebecca→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2004-07-28

Resigned

HUGHES, Trent Nathan→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-30 · resigned 2005-03-18

Resigned

PAYNE, Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-24 · resigned 2007-01-01

Resigned

SMITH, Paul William→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2016-05-31

Resigned

WAYNE, Harold→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2002-05-17

Resigned

DUNCAN, Rebecca→

director · ~52y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2004-07-28

Resigned

SMITH, Paul William→

director · ~43y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2016-05-31

Resigned

WAYNE, Yvonne→

nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2002-05-17

Resigned

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