ART BY ALICIA LAUREN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09634007 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £4,724

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£3.9k£329
Current assets£1.9k£7.7k
Net assets£4.7k£3.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ART BY ALICIA LAUREN LIMITED
  18. 2015-06-11
    ➕
    RAFFERTY, Alicia Lauren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alicia Lauren Rafferty
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

42 Cemetery Road
Normanton
West Yorkshire
WF6 2EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAFFERTY, Alicia Lauren→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-11
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18