ARTISTIC SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08021538 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-05
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees900800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-03-25
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Daniel appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-24
    ➖
    BROBBEL, Joanna Kathleen Danielle resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-09
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-02-07
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
  10. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-04
    ➖
    BROBBEL, Daniel resigned
    director
  15. 2020-04-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-04-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-03-30
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Daniel appointed
    director
  18. 2019-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-12-29
    ➖
    BROBBEL, Joan Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-01
    ➖
    BROBBEL, Daniel resigned
    director
  23. 2015-03-01
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Joanna Kathleen Danielle appointed
    director
  24. 2014-09-23
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Daniel appointed
    director
  25. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Joan Mary appointed
    director
  26. 2013-05-20
    ➖
    RIGBY, Ian resigned
    director
  27. 2013-04-08
    ➖
    BROBBEL, Daniel resigned
    director
  28. 2012-04-26
    ➕
    RIGBY, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    RIGBY, Ian resigned
    director
  30. 2012-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTISTIC SOLUTIONS LTD
  31. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    BROBBEL, Daniel appointed
    director
  32. 2012-04-05
    ➕
    RIGBY, Ian 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Joanna Kathleen Danielle Brobbel
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
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
Incorporated2012-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

18 17 Enterprise Court
Queens Meadow Business Park
Hartlepool
TS25 2FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BROBBEL, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROBBEL, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2020-04-04
Resigned
BROBBEL, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
BROBBEL, Daniel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2013-04-08
Resigned
BROBBEL, Joan Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2016-12-29
Resigned
BROBBEL, Joanna Kathleen Danielle→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned
RIGBY, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-26 · resigned 2013-05-20
Resigned
RIGBY, Ian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2
Nucleus Cash Flow FINANCE2 Limited
A registered charge—07/02/2024—
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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06