ARTY BARS LTD

🌳Matureactive
06315973 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£592.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £592,725

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£593k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£119k£237k£356k£474k£593kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£577.5k£476.5k
Current assets£14.4k£14.8k
Net assets£592.7k£495.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2025-04-25
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  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2023-11-20
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    SMITH, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  5. 2023-11-20
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  6. 2023-04-30
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  7. 2022-04-30
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  8. 2021-04-30
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  9. 2021-02-16
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  10. 2021-02-09
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    SMITH, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2020-04-30
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  12. 2019-04-24
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  13. 2018-04-24
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  14. 2017-04-27
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  15. 2016-04-30
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  16. 2015-07-17
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  17. 2015-05-01
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  18. 2008-10-10
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    GILES, Alana Maureen appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-09-30
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    PHILLIPS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-07-18
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2007-07-18
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  22. 2007-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTY BARS LTD
  23. 2007-07-17
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    GILES, Alana Maureen appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-17
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    GILES, Peter George appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-17
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2007-07-17
    ➕
    PHILLIPS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-07-17
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alana Maureen Giles
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence17/07/2016
Mr Peter George Giles
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence17/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

21 Eltham Drive
Priorslee
Telford
TF2 9NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GILES, Alana Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-10
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Active
GILES, Alana Maureen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-17
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Active
GILES, Peter George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2007-07-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
SMITH, Claire Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2023-11-20
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-17 · resigned 2007-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30