ALEXANDER MILLAR FINE ART LTD

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09962427 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-21
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 May 2025
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
24 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,071

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£101k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£22.1k
Current assets£101.3k
Cash£76.2k
Debtors£132
Net assets£22.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEXANDER MILLAR FINE ART LTD
  15. 2016-01-21
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    MILLAR, Alexander Jardine appointed
    director
  16. 2016-01-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MILLAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Alexander Jardine Millar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2016-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

Suite 2.05 Swans Centre For Innovation
Station Road
Wallsend
NE28 6EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MILLAR, Alexander Jardine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-21
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04