ARTWISE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

💤Zombieactive
08434666 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-07
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-03-29
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTWISE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.
  17. 2013-03-07
    ➕
    NEWTON, Martine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Martine Janet Newton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Martine Newtonceased 06/02/2023· 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
Incorporated2013-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

99 Canterbury Road
Whitstable
Kent
CT5 4HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NEWTON, Martine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-03-07
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14