ARTHUR-WITTER PROJECTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08999912 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
74
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-09-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-09-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2025-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-09-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2025-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-09-10
    ARTHUR, Michael Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTHUR-WITTER PROJECTS LTD
  20. 2014-04-16
    WITTER, Sofie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARTHUR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-16: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Michael Arthur
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/09/2025
Miss Sofie Nina Witter
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cholmondeley House
Dee Hills Park
Chester
CH3 5AR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARTHUR, Michael Paul
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-09-10
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Active
WITTER, Sofie
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-16
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Active

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18