BOX ARTIST MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08016741 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-13
    ➕
    TOTTY, Dawn appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-05-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-04-08
    ➖
    TURON, Philip Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2012-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOX ARTIST MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  19. 2012-04-03
    ➕
    TOTTY, Ben appointed
    director
  20. 2012-04-03
    ➕
    TURON, Philip Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Ben Totty
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Stoupe Brow Farm Browside
Ravenscar
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO13 0NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TOTTY, Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOTTY, Ben→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-03
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Active
TURON, Philip Alexander→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-04-03 · resigned 2015-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09