ARTICLE CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive
09584383 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-66.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13922
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 15120SIC 15120
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 3 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
28 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £66,716

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£67k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£81k-£63k-£45k-£27k-£9k£9kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-66.7k£-80.9k
Current assets£8.7k£8.0k
Net assets£-66.7k£-80.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-22
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    RICH, Jonathan George appointed
    director
  17. 2015-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARTICLE CONSULTANCY LTD
  18. 2015-05-11
    ➕
    RICH, Daniel James George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel James George Rich
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/05/2016
Mr Jonathan George Rich
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control · firm interest01/06/2021

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
Incorporated2015-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13922 — SIC 13922

Registered office

Unit 4 River Court
North Dorset Business Park
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 2GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RICH, Daniel James George→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-05-11
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RICH, Jonathan George→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-22
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12