ARTICULATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06499479 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-11
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £6,537
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£26k£35k£44kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£6.5k£5.4k
Current assets£39.8k£44.1k
Cash£31.6k£23.2k
Debtors£8.3k£20.9k
Net assets£6.5k£5.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2022-10-10
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  5. 2021-06-15
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  6. 2020-07-27
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  7. 2019-10-25
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  8. 2018-11-02
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  9. 2017-09-26
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  10. 2016-08-31
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  11. 2016-02-19
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  12. 2015-09-09
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  13. 2015-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-03
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  15. 2015-03-03
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  16. 2008-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTICULATES LIMITED
  17. 2008-02-11
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    WHITAKER, Alice appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-02-11
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    DREDGE, Stuart Michael Albert appointed
    director
  19. 2008-02-11
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    WHITAKER, Alice appointed
    director
  20. 2008-02-11
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2008-02-11
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2008-02-11
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2008-02-11
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Stuart Michael Albert Dredge
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Miss Alice Whitaker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

2 Tower House
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 8UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WHITAKER, Alice→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DREDGE, Stuart Michael Albert→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITAKER, Alice→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-02-11 · resigned 2008-02-11
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-02-11 · resigned 2008-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
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2025-05-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
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accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
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accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-15