ARTWAY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08739577 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£954.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £954,050
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£94k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£954k
↑ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£268k£536k£804k£1.1m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£957.9k£920.8k
Current assets£1.26M£1.34M
Cash£94.5k£94.0k
Debtors£468.5k£539.6k
Net assets£954.0k£920.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-18
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  6. 2023-07-18
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    officers · RP04TM01
  7. 2023-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-18
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-06
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    WAY, Christine resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-06
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    WAY, Ian Brian resigned
    director
  11. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-11-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-11-07
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    address · AD01
  19. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTWAY LTD
  21. 2013-10-21
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    MILHAM, Charis Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-21
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    MILHAM, Stephen John appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-21
    ➕
    WAY, Christine appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-21
    ➕
    WAY, Ian Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Charis Elizabeth Milham
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/11/2020
Mr Stephen John Milham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/11/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Brian Wayceased 11/11/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Oceana House First Floor, 39-49
Commercial Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO15 1GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MILHAM, Charis Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILHAM, Stephen John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAY, Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2023-04-06
Resigned
WAY, Ian Brian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2023-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2023-07-18
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2023-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26