I.N.C ARTISTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08488102 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-15
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
    HUTCHEON, Miranda resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-05
    DUSEK, Erin resigned
    director
  8. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-07-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-12-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-01
    MANOE, Christopher John Stephen appointed
    director
  20. 2017-09-01
    BLACKWELL, Eve resigned
    director
  21. 2013-04-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As I.N.C ARTISTS LTD
  22. 2013-04-15
    BLACKWELL, Eve appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-15
    DUSEK, Erin appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-15
    HUTCHEON, Miranda 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
Christopher John Stephen Manoe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/09/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Eve Blackwellceased 01/09/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78101 — Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities

Registered office

C/O Dickinsons, Brandon House
First Floor, 90 The Broadway
Chesham
HP5 1EG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MANOE, Christopher John Stephen
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-01
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Active
BLACKWELL, Eve
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-15 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
DUSEK, Erin
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-04-15 · resigned 2023-09-05
Resigned
HUTCHEON, Miranda
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-04-15 · resigned 2025-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-09