ART PRIVEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07743891 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,974 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£0£31.5k
Current assets£74.9k
Net assets£0£21.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-13
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-29
    BOWIE, Ronald Stewart, Mr. appointed
    director
  18. 2014-05-29
    BOWIE, Stella Elizabeth Gordon appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ART PRIVEE LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-17
    GILLEN, Catherine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-30

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Stewart Bowie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72
5075%
50-75% shares06/04/2016
Ms Catherine Gillen
Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72
2550%
25-50% 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
Incorporated2011-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

6 Costly Street
Ivybridge
Devon
PL21 0DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-08-30OVERDUE
Last: 2024-08-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BOWIE, Ronald Stewart, Mr.
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
BOWIE, Stella Elizabeth Gordon
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-29
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Active
GILLEN, Catherine
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-08-17
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27