ARTISTS RIFLES CLUBHOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive

05912268 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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2020-04-22
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2016-05-31
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2014-08-20
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MUSTAFA, Mahir Moss appointed
director
2014-08-20
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VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
director
2014-08-14
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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2014-07-20
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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2008-09-12
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VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
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2006-08-21
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Company incorporated
As ARTISTS RIFLES CLUBHOUSE LTD
2006-08-21
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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2006-08-21
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Mahir Moss Mustafa Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	21/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-08-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Club Row Bisley Camp

Brookwood

Woking

Surrey

GU24 0NY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MUSTAFA, Mahir Moss→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-08-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2014-07-20

Resigned

VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-09-12 · resigned 2014-08-20

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2014-08-14

Resigned

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