ART ME LTD

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10048588 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ART ME LTD
  13. 2016-03-08
    EDWARDS, Susan Kathryn appointed
    secretary
  14. 2016-03-08
    EDWARDS, Susan Kathryn appointed
    director
  15. 2016-03-08
    MCGRATH, Thomas More appointed
    director
  16. 2016-03-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Kathryn Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Thomas More Mcgrath
Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

7 Ellesmere Road South
Manchester
M21 0TE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

EDWARDS, Susan Kathryn
secretary · appointed 2016-03-08
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EDWARDS, Susan Kathryn
director · ~79y · appointed 2016-03-08
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Active
MCGRATH, Thomas More
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-03-08
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-03-16