ARTISAN ONE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06927136 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-08
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (78/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,639
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,982 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£4.2k£7.2k
Current assets£8.3k£7.8k
Net assets£3.6k£6.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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  2. 2025-01-23
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  3. 2024-04-16
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-16
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    FINCH, Melanie appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-16
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  6. 2024-02-05
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  7. 2023-01-24
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  8. 2022-02-11
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  9. 2021-01-21
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  10. 2020-09-17
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  11. 2019-05-22
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  12. 2018-07-11
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  13. 2017-08-04
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  14. 2017-07-12
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  15. 2017-06-19
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  16. 2017-06-19
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    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-06-01
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    FINCH, Melanie Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-06-01
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    HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-01
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    HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella resigned
    director
  20. 2009-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTISAN ONE LIMITED
  21. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    FINCH, David Battersby appointed
    director
  22. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-06-08
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    HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Battersby Finch
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Abbey Works Rear Of King Street
Whalley
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 9SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FINCH, Melanie Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2017-06-01
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Active
FINCH, David Battersby→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-06-08
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Active
FINCH, Melanie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-02-16
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Active
HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
HAMILTON-CONBOY, Isabella→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
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accounts · AA
2026-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
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officers · CH01
2024-04-16
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officers · AP01
2024-02-16
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accounts · AA
2024-02-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-17