APPLIED ARTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09775742 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-14
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  12. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  15. 2019-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-07-24
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    SAUNDERS, Robert Leonard resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-24
    ➕
    STIRLING, Mark Ryan appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLIED ARTS LIMITED
  21. 2015-09-14
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Robert Leonard 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

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
Mr Mark Ryan Stirling
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Leonard Saundersceased 31/10/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

East Wing Goffs Oak House
Goffs Lane
Goffs Oak
Hertfordshire
EN7 5GE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STIRLING, Mark Ryan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Robert Leonard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-09-14 · resigned 2019-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-02-28