ARTIUS PROPERTY PROTECTION LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.5y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £308.9k | £279.5k |
| Current assets | £664.6k | £1.22M |
| Cash | £47.3k | £44.1k |
| Debtors | £607.1k | £1.17M |
| Net assets | £285.0k | £250.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-19➖ABBOTT, Ferdinanda resigneddirector
- 2021-02-09➕ABBOTT, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ferdinanda Abbott
- 2017-01-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Skipton Business Finance Limited
- 2016-12-22➕ABBOTT, Ferdinanda appointeddirector
- 2015-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTIUS PROPERTY PROTECTION LIMITED
- 2015-06-10➕SLATER, Michael Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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
cleanGroup structure
Artius Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Artius Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ferdinanda Abbottceased 21/07/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ferdinanda Abbott | A registered charge | — | 11/07/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Skipton Business Finance Skipton Business Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2017 | 24/12/2025 |