ART WORKS EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08331699 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-14
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£58.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £58,580
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£40k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£59k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£58.6k£48.3k
Current assets£66.6k£98.3k
Cash£40.3k£67.3k
Debtors£26.2k£31.0k
Net assets£58.6k£48.3k

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-20
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  2. 2024-04-23
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  3. 2023-05-25
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  4. 2022-04-21
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  5. 2021-05-28
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  6. 2020-04-01
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  7. 2019-07-24
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  8. 2018-07-04
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  9. 2017-07-07
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  10. 2017-06-26
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    BLACK, John Paul Barber appointed
    director
  11. 2017-06-26
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    BROWN, Gregory Francis Goodridge appointed
    director
  12. 2017-06-26
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  16. 2017-06-26
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  18. 2017-06-02
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    GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-06-02
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    GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2015-12-01
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    BROWN, Melanie Anne appointed
    director
  21. 2015-12-01
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    GOODRIDGE, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-01
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    BROWN, Scarlett Elizabeth appointed
    director
  23. 2012-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ART WORKS EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2012-12-14
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    GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-12-14
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    GOODRIDGE, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-14
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    GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +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

73/100
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 12 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
Mrs Melanie Anne Brown
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Francis Goodridgeceased 02/06/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-12-14
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

Garden Cottage
Coldbrook
Abergavenny
Gwent
NP7 9ST

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BLACK, John Paul Barber→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Gregory Francis Goodridge→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Melanie Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Scarlett Elizabeth→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2017-06-02
Resigned
GOODRIDGE, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
GOODRIDGE, Peter Francis→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2017-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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2025-03-20
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2024-08-23
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2024-04-23
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2023-08-04
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2023-05-25
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2022-06-28
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2022-04-21
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2022-04-08
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2021-05-28
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2021-04-06
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2020-09-02
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2020-04-01
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2019-07-30
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2019-07-24