ART OF LIFE (UK) LIMITED

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09201544 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-03
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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  2. 2024-06-30
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-07-27
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2020-06-30
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  7. 2019-06-30
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  8. 2018-09-27
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  9. 2018-09-15
    BEDRENKO, Arie Gabriel resigned
    director
  10. 2018-06-09
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  11. 2017-05-29
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  12. 2016-07-31
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  13. 2016-04-24
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  14. 2016-03-31
    BEDRENKO, Daniel resigned
    director
  15. 2015-09-05
    BEDRENKO, Daniel appointed
    director
  16. 2015-09-05
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  17. 2015-09-05
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  18. 2015-04-21
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  19. 2015-04-20
    BEDRENKO, Arie Gabriel appointed
    director
  20. 2014-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ART OF LIFE (UK) LIMITED
  21. 2014-09-03
    BEDRENKO STEBLIN, Olga 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Olga Bedrenko Steblin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares03/09/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

31 Somerset Rd Flat 1,
31 Somerset Rd.
New Barnet
Herts
EN5 1RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BEDRENKO STEBLIN, Olga
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-09-03
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Active
BEDRENKO, Arie Gabriel
director · ~29y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2018-09-15
Resigned
BEDRENKO, Daniel
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-09-05 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2025-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27