ARTEFII LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07541692 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 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 £21,110

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£21k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£21.1k£17.4k
Current assets£15.2k£20.7k
Net assets£21.1k£17.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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  2. 2025-08-07
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  3. 2025-08-07
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    officers · CH04
  4. 2025-08-07
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  5. 2024-11-28
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  6. 2023-11-30
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  7. 2022-11-30
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  8. 2021-03-01
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  9. 2021-02-28
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  10. 2019-11-27
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  11. 2018-11-30
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  12. 2017-11-30
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  13. 2016-11-29
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  14. 2016-09-10
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    GINNS, Deborah Rebecca resigned
    director
  15. 2016-09-10
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  16. 2016-03-16
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  17. 2014-06-30
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    GINNS, Deborah Rebecca appointed
    director
  18. 2012-03-12
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    HUGGETT, Lynne resigned
    director
  19. 2011-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTEFII LIMITED
  20. 2011-02-24
    ➕
    HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-02-24
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    HUGGETT, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-24
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    HUGGETT, Lynne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Philip Huggett
Individual · English · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
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
Incorporated2011-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

105 High Street
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-24
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Active
HUGGETT, Stephen Philip→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-24
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Active
GINNS, Deborah Rebecca→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2016-09-10
Resigned
HUGGETT, Lynne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-02-24 · resigned 2012-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-07
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28