ARTBOY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05661994 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-23
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
£-43.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69201Accounting and auditing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £43,071
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£43k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£22
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-43.1k | £-43.6k |
| Current assets | £22 | £42 |
| Net assets | £-43.1k | £-43.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-08-26➖@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTBOY LIMITED
- 2005-12-23➕ROBERTS-MEIER, Gerard Joseph, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2005-12-23➕@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo 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. John Michael Roberts-Meier Individual · British · DOB 06/2007 · age 19 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gerard Joseph Roberts-Meierceased 23/03/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account
Registered office
6 Pinelands Close St. John's Park
Blackheath
London
SE3 7TF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ROBERTS-MEIER, Gerard Joseph, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-12-23
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-23 · resigned 2008-08-26
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Recent filings (49 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-23