ARTI PROMOTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07001301 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-26
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£40.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 73120Media representation services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £40,432
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£40k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.1k | — |
| Current assets | £74.7k | — |
| Net assets | £40.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-10➖THOMPSON, Valerie Anne, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTI PROMOTIONS LIMITED
- 2009-08-26➕THOMPSON, Raymond, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-08-26➕THOMPSON, Simon, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-08-26➕THOMPSON, Valerie Anne, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2009-08-26➕WHICKER, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2009-08-26➖WHICKER, Emma Louise resigneddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Raymond Thompson Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr. Simon Thompson Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs. Valerie Anne Thompsonceased 10/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
3 Highbridge Wharf
Greenwich
London
SE10 9PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
THOMPSON, Raymond, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2009-08-26
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THOMPSON, Simon, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-26
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THOMPSON, Valerie Anne, Mrs.→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2022-09-10
WHICKER, Emma Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2009-08-26
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02