ARTISAN FURNISHINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06314020 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-16

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£1.22M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 13921

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,215,175

Cash YoY

-14%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£110k

↓ 14% YoY

Net Worth

£1.2m

↑ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↑ 4.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£1.64M	£1.54M
Current assets	£1.77M	£1.70M
Cash	£110.1k	£128.2k
Debtors	£1.66M	£1.54M
Net assets	£1.22M	£1.18M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-05-19
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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2022-04-28
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2021-04-29
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2020-04-29
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2017-04-29
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accounts · AA
2016-04-30
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accounts · AA
2015-08-14
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officers · TM01
2015-08-14
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officers · AP01
2015-08-14
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2015-08-11
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MUNSHI, Abdurrazzaque Ibrahim appointed
director
2015-08-11
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MUNSHI, Sauhel resigned
director
2015-05-22
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mortgage · MR04
2015-05-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-10-29
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MUNSHI, Rauf resigned
director
2013-10-29
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MUNSHI, Zamir Ahmed resigned
director
2012-08-01
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MUNSHI, Rauf appointed
director
2012-08-01
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MUNSHI, Sauhel appointed
director
2010-10-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-01-02
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MUNSHI, Zamirahmed resigned
secretary
2009-07-16
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MUNSHI, Zamir Ahmed appointed
director
2009-06-15
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MUNSHI, Abdurrazzaque Ibrahim resigned
director
2007-07-16
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Company incorporated
As ARTISAN FURNISHINGS LIMITED
2007-07-16
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MUNSHI, Zamirahmed appointed
secretary
2007-07-16
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ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-07-16
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ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-07-16
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MUNSHI, Abdurrazzaque Ibrahim appointed
director
2007-07-16
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ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2007-07-16
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ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Group structure

Regalia Holdings (Bolton) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Regalia Holdings (Bolton) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ARTISAN FURNISHINGS LIMITED

This company · 06314020

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Regalia Holdings (Bolton) Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921

Registered office

Cawdor Mill Thynne Street

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 7JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MUNSHI, Abdurrazzaque Ibrahim→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-08-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MUNSHI, Zamirahmed→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2010-01-02

Resigned

ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16

Resigned

MUNSHI, Abdurrazzaque Ibrahim→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2009-06-15

Resigned

MUNSHI, Rauf→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2013-10-29

Resigned

MUNSHI, Sauhel→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2015-08-11

Resigned

MUNSHI, Zamir Ahmed→

director · ~41y · appointed 2009-07-16 · resigned 2013-10-29

Resigned

ABERGAN REED LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	12/10/2010	22/05/2015