ARTOF LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07578986 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-25

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£18.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
90030Artistic creation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £18,081

Cash YoY

+62%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£22k

↑ 62% YoY

Net Worth

£18k

↑ 357% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Cash	£21.9k	£13.5k
Net assets	£18.1k	£-7.0k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-06-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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accounts · AA
2011-03-25
🏢
Company incorporated
As ARTOF LIMITED
2011-03-25
➕
UNDERWOOD, Teresa appointed
secretary
2011-03-25
➕
UNDERWOOD, Philip John, Mr appointed
director
2011-03-25
➕
UNDERWOOD, Teresa appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 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 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple 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
Mrs Teresa Underwood Individual · Portuguese · DOB 08/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Philip John Underwood Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-03-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

14 Castle View

Saltash

Cornwall

PL12 4RD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

UNDERWOOD, Teresa→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-25

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Active

UNDERWOOD, Philip John, Mr →

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-03-25

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Active

UNDERWOOD, Teresa→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-03-25

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-26

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-03-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-03-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-03-30