13 ARTISTS LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.85M | £2.84M |
| Current assets | £3.92M | £3.79M |
| Cash | £3.35M | £2.95M |
| Debtors | £397.8k | £446.1k |
| Net assets | £3.83M | £2.84M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06➖MARSHALL, Jane Catherine resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-25➕MARSHALL, Jane Catherine appointeddirector
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➖BASKERVILLE, Angus resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 13 ARTISTS LIMITED
- 2010-03-03➕MYATT, Charles Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-03-03➕BASKERVILLE, Angus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanGroup structure
13 Artists Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Artists Trustee Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Charles Edward Myattceased 16/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Angus Baskervilleceased 31/12/2021· 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/06/2020 | — |